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ARCHIVE: Specialisation in agriculture

Specialisation in agriculture

This research develops quantitative measures of agricultural specialisation by applying the Simpson and Shannon-Weiner diversity indices to data from the June Agricultural Survey (Census) and investigates the potential ecological impacts.

Report published July 2008

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