Agroecology : the ecology of sustainable food systems / author, Stephen R. Gliessman.

Author
Gliessman, Stephen R. [Browse]
Format
Book
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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    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.
    Other title(s)
    Ecology of sustainable food systems
    ISBN
    • 9781439895610 ((alk. paper))
    • 1439895619 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2014021526
    OCLC
    903077002
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