New Dimensions in AgroecologyCRC Press, 2004 M11 11 - 553 pages Reduce the environmentally negative aspects of industrial agriculture with an ecologically sound philosophy! |
Contents
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Education in Agroecology and Integrated Systems | 21 |
Incorporating More Ecological Processes and Reducing Pollution | 45 |
Integrating Agroecological Processes into Cropping Systems Research | 61 |
An Agroecological Basis for Designing Diversified Cropping Systems in the Tropics | 81 |
Soil Ecosystem Changes During the Transition to NoTill Cropping | 105 |
Towards a More Complete Model of Weed Communities in Agroecosystems | 137 |
Research and Extension Supporting Ecologically Based IPM Systems | 153 |
Implications for Agroecosystem Management | 289 |
The Importance of Biodiversity in Agroecosystems | 315 |
Biophysical and Ecological Interactions in a Temperate TreeBased Intercropping System | 339 |
Field Margin Habitats and Their Interaction with Crop Production | 365 |
Benefits of ReIntegrating Livestock and Forages in Crop Production Systems | 405 |
Nitrogen Efficiency in Mixed Farming Systems | 437 |
Ecological Context for Examining the Effects of Transgenic Crops in Production Systems | 457 |
A Social Ecology Approach | 491 |
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