Agroecology

'e FACHGEBIET Agriculture, Agronomy, Forestry, Horticulture, Soil Science, Environmental Science (esp. Plant Ecology), Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Sociology, and Anthropology INTERESSENTENGRUPPE Of interest to researchers, students, and professionals in the above fields.- Level: Technical Book, Monograph URHEBER S.R. Gliessman , University of California, Santa Cruz, CA (Ed.) TITEL Agroecology UNTERTITEL Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agriculture BIBLIOGRAPHISCHE-ANGABEN 1990. XIV, 380 pp. 87 figs. (Ecological Studies. Eds.: W.D. Billings, F. Golley, O.L. Lange, J.S. Olson, H. Remmert. Vol. 78) Hardcover DM 198,- ISBN 3-540-97028-2 CONTENTS Contents : Part I : Basic Ecological Concepts in Agroecosystems.- Part II : Agroecosystem Design and Management.- Index. LANGTEXT This book provides an introduction to research approaches in the emerging interdisciplinary field of agroecology. It demonstrates in a series of international case studies how to combine the more production-oriented focus of the agronomist with the more systems-oriented viewpoint of the ecologist. Different methodologies for quantifying and evaluating agroecosystem sustainability are presented and analyzed. Leading researchers in the field provide examples of the diversity and complexity of agroecological research, ranging from archeology to insect ecology, and examine design and management of agroecosystems that span from the humid tropics to temperate regions. This timely overview will be of great value to ecologists, agronomists, geographers, foresters, anthropologists, and others involved in developing a sustainable basis for land use, management, and conservation worldwide. RS-ENDE RS 11/89 PREX RS-NOTIZEN NY/Dr. Czeschlik