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ผู้แต่ง |
Vandermeer, John H | ชื่อเรื่อง |
The ecology of agroecosystems / John H. Vandermeer | ISBN |
978-076-37-7153-9
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076-377-153-8
| พิมพ์ลักษณ์ |
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2011 | เลขเรียก |
ZO4 Va237E | ลักษณะทางกายภาพ |
xv, 387 p. : ill. ; 23 cm | หมายเหตุ |
Contents: Three vignettes: setting the stage -- Constructivism andthe evolution of agriculture -- Competition andfacilitation among plants: intercropping, weeds, fire, andthe plow -- Soils and the emergence of the industrialapproach -- The biology of the soil and the emergence ofan ecological vision -- The problem of pests: herbivory,disease ecology and biological control -- Biodiversity,imperialism, and agricultural landscapes -- Toward asustainable future | หมายเหตุ |
Summary: Agroecology is the science of applying ecological conceptsand principles to the design, development, and managementof sustainable agricultural systems. The Ecology ofAgroecosystems highlights a collection of alternativeagricultural methodologies and philosophies and providesan interdisciplinary approach that bridges thesociopolitical and historical context of agriculture. Itincludes the technical issues in a serious and ecologicalfashion and captures the complex merging of ecology,agriculture, politics and economics in both a historicaland contemporary context. Readers will learn not onlyabout the ethical and moral elements related to producingfood of questionable quality while possibly impairing theenvironment, but also about the soil chemistry involved | หัวเรื่อง |
Agricultural ecology | หัวเรื่อง |
Food--Quality--Moral and ethical aspects | หัวเรื่อง |
Soil chemistry |
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