The farm as natural habitat : reconnecting food systems with ecosystems / edited by Dana L. Jackson and Laura L. Jackson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Dana L.

Jackson, Laura L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural ecology.

Agrobiodiversity.

Agrobiodiversity conservation.

Physical Description:

xii, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2002]

Summary:

Rejecting the idea that "ecological sacrifice zones" are a necessary part of feeding a hungry world, The Farm as Natural Habitat presents compelling examples of an alternative agriculture that can produce not only healthful food, but fully functioning ecosystems and abundant populations of native species. It is the first book to offer a viable approach to addressing the challenges of protecting and restoring biodiversity on private agricultural land and will be essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of land or biodiversity conservation, farming and agriculture, ecological restoration, or the health of rural communities and landscapes.

Contents:

Part I. Agriculture as Ecological Sacrifice 11

Chapter 1. The Farm as Natural Habitat / Dana L. Jackson 13

Chapter 2. Nature's Backlash / Brian A. DeVore 27

Chapter 3. The Farm, the Nature Preserve, and the Conservation Biologist / Laura L. Jackson 39

Part II. Restoring Nature on Farms 53

Chapter 4. Return to Coon Valley / Arthur S. (Tex) Hawkins 57

Chapter 5. Reading the Land Together / Wellington (Buddy) Huffaker 71

Chapter 6. When Farmers Shut Off the Machinery / Brian A. DeVore 83

Chapter 7. Stewards of the Wild / Brian A. DeVore 97

Chapter 8. Why Do They Do It? / Brian A. DeVore 107

Part III. Ecosystem Management and Farmlands 119

Chapter 9. Nature and Farming in Britain / Heather J. Robertson, Richard G. Jefferson 123

Chapter 10. Restoring Prairie Processes to Farmlands / Laura L. Jackson 137

Chapter 11. Sustaining Production with Biodiversity / Nicholas R. Jordan 155

Chapter 12. Conservation and Agriculture as Neighbors / Judith D. Soule 169

Chapter 13. Integrating Wetland Habitat with Agriculture / Carol Shennan, Collin A. Bode 189

Part IV. Steps Toward Agroecological Restoration 205

Chapter 14. Composing a Landscape / Rhonda R. Janke 209

Chapter 15. After the Deluge: Integrated Watershed Management in the Red River Valley / Cheryl Miller 221

Chapter 16. A Refined Taste in Natural Objects / Beth E. Waterhouse 235

Chapter 17. Food and Biodiversity / Dana L. Jackson 247

Chapter 18. Agriculture as a Public Good / George M. Boody 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

155963846X

1559638478

OCLC:

49299840