Ecology in Agriculture

Klappentext -- Contains an ecological perspective on agricultural production and resource utilization-- Includes in-depth reviews of major issues in crop ecology by active researchers-- Covers a range of topics in agricultural ecophysiology, community ecology, and ecosystems ecology-- Provides examples of ecological approaches to solving problems in crop management and environmental quality Inhaltsverzeichnis Plant Responses to their Environment: L.E. Jackson and G. Koch , The Ecophysiology of Crops and their Wild Relatives. V.P. Gutshick , Photosynthesis, Growth Rate, and Biomass Allocation. A.G. Condon and A.E.Hall , Adaptation to Diverse Agricultural Environments: Genotypic Variation in Water Use Efficiency with Crop Series. C-G. Padilla, E. Fereres, and F. Orgaz , Productivity in Water-Limited Environments: Crop Responses and Management of Dryland Agricultural Systems. A.J. Bloom , Nitrogen as a Limiting Factor: Crop Acquisition of Ammonium and Nitrate. D.M. Eissenstat , Tradeoffs in Root Form and Function. Biotic Interactions and Processes: M.R. Finckh and M.S. Wolfe , The Use of Biodiversity to Restrict Plant Diseases and Some Consequences for Farmers and Society. D.K. Letourneau , Plant-Arthropod Interactions in Agroecosystems. M. Liebmann and E.R. Gallandt , Many Little Hammers: Ecological Approaches for Management of Crop-Weed Interactions. G.P. Robertson , Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Row-Crop Agriculture: Crop Nitrogen Use and Soil Nitrogen Loss. K.M. Scow , Interrelationships between Soil Microbial Communities and Carbon Flow in Agroecosystems. R. Leemans , Effects of Global change on Agricultural Land Use: Scaling Up from Physiological Processes to Ecosystem Dynamics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Louise Jackson
• Con la collaborazione di: Louise E Jackson (Editore), Louise E. Jackson (Editore), Jackson Louise E. (Editore)
• Editore: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.09.1997
• EAN: 9780123782601
• ISBN: 978-0-12-378260-1
• Pagine: 472
• Serie: Physiological Ecology; Physiological Ecology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Umweltwissenschaften, NATURE / Natural Resources, Umweltwissenschaften, Umwelttechnik, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Studies, Applied ecology, Environmental Management, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING