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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resource management > natural resources conservation > conservation buffers
Preferred Term:

conservation buffers

Definition:
Conservation buffers are strips or other areas with trees or grass that help control pollutants, erosion, or other environmental concerns.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
natural resources conservation
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • ecological buffers
  • buffer strips
  • ecosystem buffers
  • conservation buffer strips
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6582
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2018-05-14