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Agroecology : the ecology of sustainable food systems / author, Stephen R. Gliessman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gliessman, Stephen R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agricultural ecology.
- Sustainable agriculture.
- Agricultural systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- Ecology of sustainable food systems
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2015]
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 9781498728461
- 1498728464
- Publisher Number:
- 99988292756
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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