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Nuts and berries from agroforestry systems in temperate regions can form the foundation for a healthier human diet and improved outcomes from diet-related diseases 温带农林系统的坚果和浆果可以为更健康的人类饮食和改善饮食相关疾病的效果奠定基础。

IF 2.2 3区农林科学

Agroforestry Systems Pub Date : 2023-06-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10457-023-00858-8

Sarah Taylor Lovell, Kiruba Krishnaswamy, Chung-Ho Lin, Nicholas Meier, Ronald S. Revord, Andrew L. Thomas

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Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India? 在印度喀拉拉邦中部，热带家庭花园的碳储量和植物多样性是否随着海拔梯度和持有面积的不同而变化？

IF 2.2 3区农林科学

Agroforestry Systems Pub Date : 2023-04-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7

Kumar B. Mohan

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Orchard meadows: consumer perception and communication of a traditional agroforestry system in Germany 果园草地：消费者对德国传统农林系统的感知和交流。

IF 2.2 3区农林科学

Agroforestry Systems Pub Date : 2023-03-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10457-023-00840-4

Sophia M. Philipp, Katrin Zander

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Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on financial returns of smallholder coffee plantations in Lao PDR 冠状病毒疫情对老挝小农户咖啡种植园财务回报的影响

IF 2.2 3区农林科学

Agroforestry Systems Pub Date : 2023-01-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10457-023-00808-4

Somvang Phimmavong, Tek Narayan Maraseni, Rodney J. Keenan, Chanhsamone Phongoudome, Boonthavy Douangphosy

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