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Land Use Intensification: Effects on Agriculture, Biodiversity, and Ecological Processes

Published:

July 26, 2012

Editor(s):

David Lindenmayer; Saul Cunningham; Andrew Young

By 2050, the global population of humans is predicted to increase by 35%. Approximately 70 % more food may be required, and this will take place against a backdrop of 15-40% land degradation. This book examines land use intensification and biodiversity conservation and its impacts. It also …

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$59.95

Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems

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July 17, 2012

Editor(s):

Tanya E. Cheeke; David C. Coleman; Diana H. Wall

While soil ecologists continue to be on the forefront of research on biodiversity and ecosystem function, there are few interdisciplinary studies that incorporate ecological knowledge into sustainable land management practices. Conventional, high fossil-fuel input-based agricultural systems can …

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$99.95

Global Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels

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April 02, 2012

Editor(s):

David Pimentel

Biofuels and food are dependent on the same resources for production: land, water, and energy. The conjuncture of food, energy, and climate crises demands a new direction in how to harness agriculture to the joint tasks of energy-saving, emissions reduction, and food security. Global Economic and …

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$99.95

Sustainable Agriculture and New Biotechnologies

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July 11, 2011

Editor(s):

Noureddine Benkeblia

Taking a broad and innovative informational approach, Sustainable Agriculture and New Biotechnologies is the first book to apply omic technologies to address issues related to understanding and improving agricultural sustainability in the food production process. The transformation from industrial …

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$129.95

Science and Technology of Organic Farming

Published:

May 06, 2010

Author(s):

Allen V. Barker

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Winner of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award for 2011! Organic farming is not only a philosophy, but also a well-researched science that combines soil fertility, plant pathology, entomology, and other biological and environmental sciences. Science and Technology of Organic Farming is a …

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$72.95

The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture: Principles, Processes, and Practices

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December 21, 2009

Editor(s):

Stephen R. Gliessman; Martha Rosemeyer

With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the past?higher-yielding varieties, increased irrigation, inorganic fertilizers, pest damage reduction?can be counted on to come to the rescue. In …

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$89.95

Sustainable Agroecosystem Management: Integrating Ecology, Economics, and Society

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March 24, 2009

Editor(s):

Patrick J. Bohlen; Gar House

Emphasizes Centrality of the Ecosystem Perspective Sustainable management of agroecosystems in the 21st century faces unprecedented challenges. Protecting the environment while feeding a burgeoning population that could reach nine billion by mid-century, preserving the world’s biodiversity, and …

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$104.95

Adequate Food for All: Culture, Science, and Technology of Food in the 21st Century

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February 12, 2009

Editor(s):

Wilson G. Pond; Buford L. Nichols; Dan L. Brown

Food is the sustenance of life. But while we understand that a secure supply of food has been affected by many factors over the course of history, we do not often allow ourselves to entertain the idea that a lack of adequate food worldwide is a very real and dangerous possibility. While soil …

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Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems

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June 10, 2008

Author(s):

Thomas Gitau; Margaret W. Gitau; David Waltner-Toews

Exploring the implementation of participatory, multistakeholder, and transdisciplinary ecosystem health research, Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems combines the latest theories in complexity and management with practical tools and approaches for sustainable rural …

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$115.95

Ecological Basis of Agroforestry

Published:

November 15, 2007

Editor(s):

Daizy Rani Batish; Ravinder Kumar Kohli; Shibu Jose; Harminder Pal Singh

Faced with the growing problems of climate change, ecosystem degradation, declining agricultural productivity, and uncertain food security, modern agricultural scientists look for potential relief in an ancient practice. Agroforestry, if properly designed, can mitigate greenhouse effects, maintain …

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$145.95

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Winner of a CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Title of 2011: Science and Technology of Organic Farming
“… untangles the complicated and sometimes confusing subject of organic farming. … Barker uses scientific thought to support his methods, rare in many of today’s trendy treatises, and debunks the nonscientific methods associated with organic practices that diminish the science’s logic and legitimacy. Summing Up: Highly recommended"
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