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9. Linquist, B. A., Adviento-Borbe, M. A., Pittelkow, C. M., van Kessel, C., and van Groenigen, K. J. (2012). Fertiliser management practices and greenhouse gas emissions from rice systems: A quantitative review and analysis.Field Crops Research,135(0), 10-21.

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12. Nieto-Romero, M., Oteros-Rozas, E., Gonzales, J. A., and Martin-Lopez, M. (2014). Exploring the knowledge landscape of ecosystem services assessments in Mediterranean agroecosystems: Insights for future research. Environmental science and policy, 27: 121-133

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14. Ricketts, T. H., Regetz, J., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Cunningham, S. A., Kremen, C., Bogdanski, A., . . . Viana, B. F. (2008). Landscape effects on crop pollination services: are there general patterns? Ecology Letters,11(5), 499-515

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16. Savilaakso, S., Garcia, C., Garcia-Ulloa, J., Ghazoul, J., Groom, M., Guariguata, M. R., Laumonier, Y., Nasi, R., Petrokofsky, G., Snaddon, J. and Zrust, M., (2014). Systematic review of effects on biodiversity from oil palm production.Environmental Evidence.3 (4).

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18. Tuck, S. L., Winqvist, C., Mota, F., Ahnstrom, J., Turnbull, L. A and Bengtsson, J. (2014). Land-use intensity and the effects of organic farming on biodiversity: a hierarchical meta-analysis.Journal of Applied Ecology.51: 746 – 755.