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Agroecology

Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agriculture

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Stephen R. Gliessman

    1. Agroecology Program University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 78)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Basic Ecological Concepts in Agroecosystems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Agroecology: Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agriculture

      • Stephen R. Gliessman
      Pages 3-10

    3. Two Examples of Natural Enemy Augmentation: A Consequence of Crop Diversification

      • Deborah K. Letourneau
      Pages 11-29

    4. An Evaluation of Ants as Possible Candidates for Biological Control in Tropical Annual Agroecosystems

      • C. Ronald Carroll, Stephen Risch
      Pages 30-46

    5. Cropping Systems, Insect Movement, and the Spread of Insect-Transmitted Diseases in Crops

      • Alison G. Power
      Pages 47-69

    6. Diversification of Agroecosystems for Insect Pest Regulation: Experiments with Collards

      • Miguel A. Altieri, David L. Glaser, Linda L. Schmidt
      Pages 70-82

    7. Reduction of Damping-Off Disease in Soils from Indigenous Mexican Agroecosystem

      • R. D. Lumsden, R. García-E, J. A. Lewis, G. A. Frías-T
      Pages 83-103

    8. The Role of Allelopathy in Agroecosystems: Studies from Tropical Taiwan

      • Chang-Hung Chou
      Pages 104-121

    9. Nutrient Mobility in a Shifting Cultivation System, Belize, Central America

      • J. D. H. Lambert, D. Brubacher, J. T. Arnason
      Pages 122-129

    10. Low-Input Ideotypes

      • M. J. J. Janssens, I. F. Neumann, L. Froidevaux
      Pages 130-145

    11. An Ecological Approach to Reducing External Inputs Through the Use of Intercropping

      • M. F. Amador, Stephen R. Gliessman
      Pages 146-159

    12. Integrating Trees into Agriculture: The Home Garden Agroecosystem as an Example of Agroforestry in the Tropics

      • Stephen R. Gliessman
      Pages 160-168

    13. The Influence of Trees in Selected Agroecosystems in Mexico

      • John Farrell
      Pages 169-183

    14. Tree Improvement from the Ground Up: The Potential for a Select Microbial Inocula in Forestry

      • Tim Wood, Wm. Hugh Bollinger
      Pages 184-204

    15. Variability, Stability, and Risk in Intercropping: Some Theoretical Explorations

      • John Vandermeer, Brian Schultz
      Pages 205-229
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About this book

***e FACHGEBIET*** Agriculture, Agronomy, Forestry, Horticulture, Soil Science, Environmental Science (esp. Plant Ecology), Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Sociology, and Anthropology ***INTERESSENTENGRUPPE*** Of interest to researchers, students, and professionals in the above fields.- Level: Technical Book, Monograph ***URHEBER*** S.R. Gliessman, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA (Ed.) ***TITEL*** Agroecology ***UNTERTITEL*** Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agriculture ***BIBLIOGRAPHISCHE-ANGABEN*** 1990. XIV, 380 pp. 87 figs. (Ecological Studies. Eds.: W.D. Billings, F. Golley, O.L. Lange, J.S. Olson, H. Remmert. Vol. 78) Hardcover DM 198,- ISBN 3-540-97028-2 ***CONTENTS*** Contents: Part I: Basic Ecological Concepts in Agroecosystems.- Part II: Agroecosystem Design and Management.- Index. ***LANGTEXT*** This book provides an introduction to research approaches in the emerging interdisciplinary field of agroecology. It demonstrates in a series of international case studies how to combine the more production-oriented focus of the agronomist with the more systems-oriented viewpoint of the ecologist. Different methodologies for quantifying and evaluating agroecosystem sustainability are presented and analyzed. Leading researchers in the field provide examples of the diversity and complexity of agroecological research, ranging from archeology to insect ecology, and examine design and management of agroecosystems that span from the humid tropics to temperate regions. This timely overview will be of great value to ecologists, agronomists, geographers, foresters, anthropologists, and others involved in developing a sustainable basis for land use, management, and conservation worldwide. ***RS-ENDE*** RS 11/89 PREX ***RS-NOTIZEN*** NY/Dr. Czeschlik

Editors and Affiliations

  • Agroecology Program University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA

    Stephen R. Gliessman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Agroecology

  • Book Subtitle: Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agriculture

  • Editors: Stephen R. Gliessman

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3252-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7934-1Published: 04 August 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3252-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 380

  • Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ecology, Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Sciences

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