Biodiversity in AgroecosystemsWanda W. Collins, Calvin O. Qualset between the diversity of plant and animal species and host/dependent agricultural systems. Biodiversity in Agroecosystems shows how biodiversity can be thought of not only as the rich make-up of a great number of related and competing species within an ecologically defined community, but also as the robust behavior and resilience of those species over time and as the endurance of their eco-community. This book brings to the fore new research on biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems at both micro and macro levels, heretofore available only in journals and proceedings papers. |
Contents
Microbial Diversity in Agroecosystem Quality | 1 |
Soil Microfauna Diversity and Applications of Protozoans in Soil | 19 |
Diversity and Function of Soil Mesofauna | 27 |
Uses of Beneficial Insect Diversity in Agroecosystem Management | 49 |
Biodiversity Ecosystem Function and Insect Pest Management in Agricultural Systems | 69 |
Livestock and Biodiversity | 85 |
Managing for Biodiversity of Rangelands | 101 |
Agroforestry for Biodiversity in Farming Systems | 127 |
Natural Systems Agriculture | 167 |
Managing Agroecosystems as Agrolandscapes Reconnecting Agricultural and Urban Landscapes | 197 |
Local Management of Biodiversity in Traditional Agroecosystems | 215 |
Valuing Genetic Diversity Crop Plants and Agroecosystems | 237 |
Conserving and Using Crop Plant Biodiversity in Agroecosystems | 267 |
Implementing the Global Strategy for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources | 283 |
Agroecosystem Quality Policy and Management Challenges for New Technologies and Diversity | 299 |
| 317 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adaptive Agric agricultural systems agroecosystems agroforestry agrolandscape Altieri AnGR animal areas arthropods bacteria beneficials biodiversity Biol biological control biological diversity biomass biotechnology breeding chemical Collembola conservation crop cultivars cultivated cultural developing countries disease domestication Ecol ecological economic ecosystem effects enhance Entomol environment environmental example farmers farming systems fertilizers Forest fungi gene genetic diversity germplasm global grasses grassland grazing habitat human impact important improved increase indigenous inputs insect integrated interactions intercropping International land landraces landscape Leakey legumes levels livestock maize mesofauna microbial microorganisms mites monocultures natural enemies nematodes nitrogen nutrient overyielding parasitoids pathogens perennial grain pest pesticides plant communities Plant Genetic Resources polycultures populations potential prairie predators Press production programs protozoa rangelands reduced regional resistance rhizosphere rice role sagebrush steppe seed soil Starý Strategy sustainable agriculture Swainson's hawk technologies traditional trees tropical U.S. Department urban varieties vegetation weed wildlife yield