Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems
Gliessman, Stephen R.
Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems - 3rd ed. - Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2015. - xvii, 371p.
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
9781439895610
Agricultural Ecology
Agricultural Systems
631.5 / GLI/A
Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems - 3rd ed. - Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2015. - xvii, 371p.
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
9781439895610
Agricultural Ecology
Agricultural Systems
631.5 / GLI/A