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Exploring options for sustainable beef cattle ranching in the humid tropics: a case study for the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica

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  • Bouman, B. A. M. & Nieuwenhuyse, A., 1999. "Exploring options for sustainable beef cattle ranching in the humid tropics: a case study for the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 59(2), pages 145-161, February.
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    2. Hengsdijk, H. & Bouman, B. A. M. & Nieuwenhuyse, A. & Jansen, H. G. P., 1999. "Quantification of land use systems using technical coefficient generators: a case study for the Northern Atlantic zone of Costa Rica," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 61(2), pages 109-121, August.
    3. Hans G. P. Jansen & Bas A. M. Bouman & Robert A. Schipper & Huib Hengsdijk & André Nieuwenhuyse, 2005. "An interdisciplinary approach to regional land use analysis using GIS, with applications to the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 32(1), pages 87-104, January.
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