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Agroecology

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  • © 2013
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Authors:
  1. Konrad Martin

    1. Plant Production and Agroecology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

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  2. Joachim Sauerborn

    1. Plant Production and Agroecology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

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  • A condensed, interdisciplinary and up to date knowledge of all relevant processes related to agroecology
  • Topics and aspects designed to understand and to integrate complex interactions
  • More than 200 illustrations and quick overview sections for easy reference
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn
    Pages 1-7
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  3. Origin and Development of Agriculture

    • Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn
    Pages 9-48
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  4. Patterns and Processes in Ecosystems

    • Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn
    Pages 49-102
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  5. Crops and Their Environment

    • Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn
    Pages 103-185
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  6. Management of Unwanted Organisms

    • Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn
    Pages 187-245
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  7. Production and Management of Livestock Resources

    • Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn
    Pages 247-260
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  8. Climate Zones and Land Use

    • Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn
    Pages 261-298
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  9. Agroecological Aspects of Global Change

    • Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn
    Pages 299-324
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  10. Back Matter

    Pages 325-330
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About this book

This book represents an interdisciplinary approach to the relevant aspects of agricultural production related to the interactions between natural processes, human activities and the environment. It provides condensed and comprehensive knowledge on the functions of various agroecosystems at the field, landscape and global scale. Understanding and integrating complex ecological processes into field production, land management and food systems is essential in order to deal with the challenges of modern crop and livestock production: the need for food security for the growing human population, and the necessity to combat the detrimental effects of food production on the environment. The book provides the scientific basis required by students and scientists involved in the development of sustainable agroecosystems and contributes to a range of disciplines including Agriculture, Biology, Geography, Landscape Ecology, Organic Farming, Biological Control, and Global Change Ecology.

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“Martin and Sauerborn … use a broad approach to reach a wide spectrum of readers. The book has been translated very well from the original German. The examples and concepts of agroecology presented are universal. … This has the potential to be the book that introduces new student cohorts in both biology and agriculture to the other’s point of view and to begin a new, productive conversation to the benefit of both. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (M. J. Stone, Choice, Vol. 51 (4), December, 2013)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Plant Production and Agroecology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

    Konrad Martin, Joachim Sauerborn

About the authors

Konrad Martin is biologist and agroecologist at the University of Hohenheim, Germany.
His specific interests are animal-plant interactions and community ecology. He was involved in various international research projects in countries of Southeast Asia and conducted studies on biological pest control and food webs in agroecosystems, on insect diversity cultivated tropical landscapes, and on the effects of land use change on species interactions.

Joachim Sauerborn studied agricultural sciences at the universities Giessen and Hohenheim, Germany. He conducted studies on weed ecology and agroecology in tropical and subtropical regions and spent a research period at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas in Aleppo, Syria. As a professor for agroecology at the University of Hohenheim, his main research is on land resources management in tropical regions. He has published several books and over 70 articles in refereed journals.

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