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Agroecology : the ecology of sustainable food systems / author, Stephen R. Gliessman.
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Gliessman, Stephen R.
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Language
English
Εdition
Third edition.
Published/Created
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2015.
©2015
Description
xvii, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
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S589.7 .G58 2015
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Agricultural ecology
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Sustainable agriculture
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Agricultural systems
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Summary note
Providing the theoretical and conceptual framework for this growing field, 'Agroecology' develops the understanding of environmental factors and complexities affecting agricultural crops and animals. --Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Sec. I. Introduction to agroecology
Case for fundamental change in agriculture
Agroecology and the agroecosystem concept
Sec. II. Plants and abiotic factors of the environment
The plant
Light
Temperature
Humidity and rainfall
Wind
Soil
Water in the soil
Fire
Sec. III. A more complete autecological perspective
Biotic factors
The environmental complex
Heterotrophic organisms
Sec. IV. System-level interactions
Population ecology of agroecosystems
Genetic resources in agroecosystems
Species interactions in crop communities
Agroecosystem diversity
Disturbance, succession, and agroecosystem management
Animals in agroecosystems
Landscape diversity
Sec. V. The transition to sustainability
Converting to ecologically based management
Indicators of sustainability
Sec. VI. Bringing about a sustainable world food system
Agriculture, society, and agroecology
Community and culture in the remaking of the food system
From sustainable agroecosystems to a sustainable food system.
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Ecology of sustainable food systems
ISBN
9781439895610 ((alk. paper))
1439895619 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2014021526
OCLC
903077002
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