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Examines the challenges for developing integrated approaches to the management of agricultural ecosystems. Providing historical background of attempts to bridge the ecological and agricultural sciences, this book highlights recent efforts to integrate natural and social science perspectives. Through various case studies with global applications, the text explores practical innovative strategies, policies, and research needs for emphasizing whole system productivity, diversification of agricultural operations, and management of agricultural systems that sustain multiple functions including ecological integrity.
Agroecosystem Management for the Twenty-First Century: Sustaining Ecosystems, Economies, and Communities in a Time of Global Change, P.J. Bohlen and G. House BEN STINNER'S CONTRIBUTION TO AGROECOSYSTEM SCIENCE Evolution of Agroecosystem Management in the Life of Benjamin R. Stinner: A Reflection on His Journey and Legacy, D.H. Stinner Ecological Integration of the Social and Natural Sciences in the Sugar Creek Method, R.H. Moore UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE AGROECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT Rethinking the First Principles of Agroecology: Ecological, Social, and Economic, J.E. Ikerd Potential for a New Generation of Biodiversity in Agroecosystems, F.L. Kirschenmann The Necessity and Possibility of an Agriculture Where Nature Is the Measure, W. Jackson, S. Cox, L. DeHaan, J. Glover, D. Van Tassel, and C. Cox Energy and Human Population Growth: The Role of Agriculture, D. Pimentel Beyond Systems Thinking in Agroecology: Holons, Intentionality, and Resonant Configurations, W.L. Bland and M.M. Bell ECOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF AGROECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT Ecology-Based Agriculture and the Next Green Revolution: Is Modern Agriculture Exempt from the Laws of Ecology? P. Larry Phelan Agroecosystem Integrity and the Internal Cycling of Nutrients, M. Wander The Role of Biodiversity in Agronomy and Agroecosystem Management in the Coming Century, D. Hillel and C. Rosenzweig Long-Term Consequences of Biological and Biogeochemical Changes in the Horseshoe Bend Long-Term Agroecosystem Project, D.C. Coleman, M.D. Hunter, P.F. Hendrix, D.A. Crossley, Jr., S. Arce-Flores, B. Simmons, and K. Wickings MANAGING ACROECOSYSTEMS AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS AND OUTCOMES Challenges and Benefits of Developing Multifunctional Agroecosystems, J. Westra and G. Boody Conceptual Model for Integrating Ecological and Economic Sustainability in Agroecosystems: An Example from Subtropical Grazing Lands, P.J. Bohlen and H.M. Swain Principles of Dynamic Integrated Agricultural Systems, G.F. Sassenrath, J.D. Hanson, J.R. Hendrickson, D.W. Archer, J.F. Halloran, and J. J. Steiner Participatory Approaches and Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Agriculture Research, K. Eksvard, L. Salomonsson, C. Francis, N. Sriskandarajah, K. Svanang, G. Lieblein, J. Bjorklund, and U. Geber Retrofitting Suburban Landscapes with Sustainable Agroecosystems, G. House Index
Mac Arthur Agroecology Research Center, Lake Placid, Florida, USA University of Ohio, USA The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
... a fascinating overview of how Utopia might be achieved and the scholarship continues to be impressive: Moses, Aristotle and VIrgil are all name-checked ... . Further chapters offer a rich mix of case studies and conceptual ideas. The book is true to its title and despite some inevitable overlaps, forms a satisfying whole. --S.J. Ramsden, in Experimental Agriculture, (2010), Volume 46 (3) This timely work shows us how the early concept of an agricultural ecosystem has evolved into a focus on the complexity of sustainable agroecosystem management. Concepts, principles, ecological foundations, and multifunctionality provide food for thought and action. This book takes agroecology to the next level. --Stephen Gliessman, Alfred and Ruth Heller Professor of Agroecology, University of California, Santa Cruz Today, agriculture contributes to climate change and loss of biodiversity while placing the world's food system in peril by its dependence on depleting fossil fuels. Agriculture could sequester atmospheric carbon, produce energy sustainably, and restore habitat--but only through a profound transformation of farming practices. This book represents the leading edge of thinking and research on the main issues in this urgently needed transition. It is required reading for anyone involved in agriculture at any level. --Richard Heinberg, Author, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute A superb compendium of the latest thinking on ecologically sound food production written for scholars, growers, and serious laypersons alike. In the world of agroecology, growing food sustainably is something in which all of us can and should be involved. This book helps prepare us for that involvement." --Kurt Cobb, Energy and Environmental Writer, Resource Insights, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
