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Spatial arrangement of action-oriented versus hybrid agri-environmental schemes: implications for the optimisation of grassland ecosystem services

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  • Le Clec'h, Solen
  • Huber, Robert
  • Finger, Robert
  • Delore, Jean-Marc
  • Richter, Franziska J.
  • Klaus, Valentin H.

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The potential of agri-environmental schemes to create synergies among biodiversity conservation and further ecosystem services while accounting for the trade-off with food production is still widely overlooked.

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  • Le Clec'h, Solen & Huber, Robert & Finger, Robert & Delore, Jean-Marc & Richter, Franziska J. & Klaus, Valentin H., 2026. "Spatial arrangement of action-oriented versus hybrid agri-environmental schemes: implications for the optimisation of grassland ecosystem services," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 231(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:231:y:2026:i:c:s0308521x25002306
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104490
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