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The Ecology of Agricultural Landscapes: Long-Term Research on the Path to Sustainability: The Long-Term Ecological Research Network Series

Editat de Stephen K. Hamilton, Julie E. Doll, G. Philip Robertson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 mar 2015
Evidence has been mounting for some time that intensive row-crop agriculture as practiced in developed countries may not be environmentally sustainable, with concerns increasingly being raised about climate change, implications for water quantity and quality, and soil degradation. This volume synthesizes two decades of research on the sustainability of temperate, row-crop ecosystems of the Midwestern United States. The overarching hypothesis guiding this work has been that more biologically based management practices could greatly reduce negative impacts while maintaining sufficient productivity to meet demands for food, fiber and fuel, but that roadblocks to their adoption persist because we lack a comprehensive understanding of their benefits and drawbacks. The research behind this book, based at the Kellogg Biological Station (Michigan State University) and conducted under the aegis of the Long-term Ecological Research network, is structured on a foundation of large-scale field experiments that explore alternatives to conventional, chemical-intensive agriculture. Studies have explored the biophysical underpinnings of crop productivity, the interactions of crop ecosystems with the hydrology and biodiversity of the broader landscapes in which they lie, farmers' views about alternative practices, economic valuation of ecosystem services, and global impacts such as greenhouse gas exchanges with the atmosphere. In contrast to most research projects, the long-term design of this research enables identification of slow or delayed processes of change in response to management regimes, and allows examination of responses across a broader range of climatic variability. This volume synthesizes this comprehensive inquiry into the ecology of alternative cropping systems, identifying future steps needed on the path to sustainability.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780199773350
ISBN-10: 0199773351
Pagini: 448
Ilustrații: with 158 illustrations
Dimensiuni: 236 x 160 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Seria The Long-Term Ecological Research Network Series

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Recenzii

This compilation of research from the KBS LTER site is significant and could be utilized to inform policy makers and the agricultural industry as well as direct USDA funding. Continuing this research would certainly further advance the understanding of the wide-ranging impacts that arise from agriculture and because agricultural lands comprise over 40% of the Earths land (Owen 2005), the influence could be considerable.

Notă biografică

Stephen K. Hamilton, Julie E. Doll, and G. Philip Robertson are affiliated with the Kellogg Biological Station at Michigan State University.