Ebook: Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems

Front Cover -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Author -- Recommendations for Using This Textbook -- Table of Contents -- Section I. Introduction to Agroecology -- Chapter 1. The Need for Sustainable Food Production Systems -- Chapter 2. The Agroecosystem Concept -- Section II. Plants and Environmental Factors -- 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 -- Section III. System-Level Interactions -- Chapter 13. The Population Ecology of Agroecosystems -- Chapter 14. Genetic Resources in Agroecosystems -- Chapter 15. Species Interactions in Crop Communities -- Chapter 16. Agroecosystem Diversity and Stability -- Chapter 17. Disturbance, Succession, and Agroecosystem Management -- Chapter 18. The Energetics of Agroecosystems -- Chapter 19. Animals in Agroecosystems -- Section IV. The Transition to Sustainability -- Chapter 20. Converting to Ecologically Based Management -- Chapter 21. Indicators of Sustainability -- Chapter 22. Landscape Diversity and Agroecosystem Management -- Chapter 23. Culture, Community, and Sustainability -- Chapter 24. From Sustainable Agroecosystems to Sustainable Food Systems -- References -- Glossary -- Index -- Back Cover.;INTRODUCTION TO AGROECOLOGYThe Need for Sustainable Food Production SystemsThe Agroecosystem Concept PLANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS The Plant Light TemperatureHumidity and RainfallWind SoilWater in the SoilFireBiotic Factors The Environmental Complex SYSTEM-LEVEL INTERACTIONSThe Population Ecology of AgroecosystemsGenetic Resources in Agroecosystems Species Interactions in Crop CommunitiesAgroecosystem Diversity and StabilityDisturbance, Succession, and Agroecosystem ManagementThe Energetics of AgroecosystemsAnimals in AgroecosystemsTHE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY Converting to Ecologically Based ManagementIndicators of SustainabilityLandscape Diversity and Agroecosystem ManagementCommunity, Culture, and Sustainability From Sustainable Agroecosystems to Sustainable Food SystemsGlossary Index.