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. 2025 Aug 14;380(1932):20250257.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2025.0257. Epub 2025 Aug 14.

Beyond yields: a systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity

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Beyond yields: a systems approach is essential for reconciling agriculture and biodiversity

Damien Beillouin et al. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. .
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Keywords: biodiversity; farming; food production; land use; yield.

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