In Search of Meadowlarks : Birds, Farms, and Food in Harmony with the Land / John M. Marzluff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marzluff, John M., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural ecology.

Birds--Conservation.

Birds.

Sustainable agriculture.

Agricultural conservation.

Wildlife conservation.

Bird populations--North America.

Bird populations.

Birds--Habitat--Conservation--North America.

Agriculture--Environmental aspects--North America.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 337 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An ornithologist's personal look at farming practices that finds practical solutions for sustainable food production compatible with bird and wildlife conservation With predictions of a human population of more than nine billion by the middle of this century and eleven billion by 2100, we stand at a crossroads in our agricultural evolution. In this clear and engaging yet scientifically rigorous book, wildlife biologist John M. Marzluff takes a personal approach to sustainable agriculture. He travels to farms and ranches across North and Central America, including a Nebraska corn and soybean farm, California vineyards, cattle ranches in Montana, and small sustainable farms in Costa Rica, to understand the unique challenges and solutions to sustainable food production. Agriculture and wildlife can coexist, he argues, if farmers are justly rewarded for conservation; if future technological advancements increase food production and reduce food waste; and if consumers cut back on meat consumption. Beginning with a look backwards at our evolutionary history and concluding with practical solutions for change that will benefit farmers and ranchers, Marzluff provides an accessible and insightful study for the ecologically minded citizen, farmer, rancher, or conservationist.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

ONE. Meadowlarks in Decline

TWO. Heritage

THREE. Not That Much

FOUR. Harmony Out of Necessity

FIVE. Working Birds

SIX. Organics on the Oxbow

SEVEN. Tres Amigos

EIGHT. A Farm in the Wilderness

NINE. The Luxury of Meat

TEN. Cows as Tools

ELEVEN. A Cattleman Turns Conservationist

TWELVE. Extinction and Evolution

THIRTEEN. What Can We Do?

Notes

Literature Cited

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-310) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-25270-6

9780300252705

OCLC:

1139710065