For large-scale agroecosystems patterns of pest population increases graded increases or abrupt outbreaks and declines graded suppression or abrupt crashes vary considerably and are influenced by factors within crop fields and across broader landscape scales. Bette... Lees meer.

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 efforts to integrate natural and social scienc... Lees meer.

Agroecosystem is an ideal dynamic functional system with a set of chemical and biological interaction taking place in plant surface either below or above the ground levels. These levels of interaction activities fundamentally with microorganism-plant-soil systems are ex... Lees meer.

With the use of high-level soil management technology Africa could feed several billion people yet food production has generally stagnated since the 1960s. No matter how powerful the seed technology the seedling emerging from it can flourish only in a healthy soil. A... Lees meer.

Sustainable agriculture is a key concept for scientists researchers and agricultural engineers alike. This book focuses on the FAM- project FAM Munich Research Network on Agroecosystems of the 1990s as a means to assessing forecasting and evaluating changes in the... Lees meer.

This edited book provides a comprehensive account of the sustainable intensification process through various forms of case studies and scientific approaches studied across the globe. It also focuses on the agroecosystem services and their subsequent management for ecolo... Lees meer.

Completely updated for 2003 this new editionexamines methods for making agricultural systems less susceptible to insect pests. Shows how pests can be managed by enhancing beneficial biodiversity using agroecological diversification methods. Provides an essential overvi... Lees meer.

Explore the latest research on biological control. Completely updated for 2004 this new edition examines methods for making agricultural systems less susceptible to insect pests. Containing new findings and reports of strategies Biodiversity and Pest Management in A... Lees meer.

Emphasizes Centrality of the Ecosystem Perspective Sustainable management of agroecosystems in the 21st century faces unprecedented challenges. Protecting the environment while feeding a burgeoning population that could reach nine billion by mid-century preservi... Lees meer.