An Ecosystem Approach to Sustainable Agriculture Energy Use Efficiency in the American South /

For economic reasons, farmers generally strive to maximize short-term agricultural yield (energy output) through energy subsidies in the form of fertilizers and pesticides. When these subsidies are used inefficiently they result in water and air pollution, soil erosion, extinction of beneficial inse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jordan, Carl F. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Environmental Challenges and Solutions, 1
Temas:
Sustainability.
Agriculture.
Environmental management.
Biotic communities.
Applied ecology.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Environmental Management.
Ecosystems.
Applied Ecology.
Conservation Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A Systems (Holistic) Approach to Sustainable Agriculture
  • A History of Unsustainability in Agriculture
  • Political and Economic Challenges to Creating a Sustainable Agriculture
  • Energetic Services of  Nature That Increase Agricultural Sustainability
  • Applied Tools and Practices For Sustainable Agriculture
  • An Economic, Ecological, and Cultural Evaluation of Agriculture in The American South
  • Case Studies of Contemporary, Sustainable Farms in the South
  • Holism vs. Reductionism in Agricultural Science
  • Appendices.

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