Agroecology is a science, a productive practice, and part of a social movement that is at the forefront of transforming food systems to sustainability. Building upon the ecological foundation of the agroecosystem, Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Third Edition provides the essential foundation for understanding sustainability i
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Author
- Recommendations for Using This Textbook
- Chapter 1: Case for Fundamental Change in Agriculture
- Chapter 2: Agroecology and the Agroecosystem Concept
- Chapter 3: The Plant
- Chapter 4: Light
- Chapter 5: Temperature
- Chapter 6: Humidity and Rainfall
- Chapter 7: Wind
- Chapter 8: Soil
- Chapter 9: Water in the Soil
- Chapter 10: Fire
- Chapter 11: Biotic Factors
- Chapter 12: The Environmental Complex
- Chapter 13: Heterotrophic Organisms
- Chapter 14: Population Ecology of Agroecosystems
- Chapter 15: Genetic Resources in Agroecosystems
- Chapter 16: Species Interactions in Crop Communities
- Chapter 17: Agroecosystem Diversity
- Chapter 18: Disturbance, Succession, and Agroecosystem Management
- Chapter 19: Animals in Agroecosystems
- Chapter 20: Energetics of Agroecosystems
- Chapter 21: Landscape Diversity
- Chapter 22: Converting to Ecologically Based Management
- Chapter 23: Indicators of Sustainability
- Chapter 24: Agriculture, Society, and Agroecology
- Chapter 25: Community and Culture in the Remaking of the Food System
- Chapter 26: From Sustainable Agroecosystems to a Sustainable Food System
- Glossary
- References
- Back Cover
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