Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems

cg.creator.identifierDevra Ivy Jarvis: 0000-0002-9879-6515
cg.identifier.dataurlhttp://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-13648-8/managing-biodiversity-in-agricultural-ecosystemsen
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/managing-biodiversity-in-agricultural-ecosystems/en
cg.isbn978-0-231-13648-8en
cg.isbn0-231-13648-Xen
cg.link.citationManaging biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems [Russian version]en
cg.link.permalinkhttps://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=244&tx_news_pi1[news]=1046en
cg.subject.bioversityAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.bioversityBIODIVERSITYen
cg.subject.bioversityCONSERVATION AGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.bioversityECOSYSTEMSen
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Devra I.en
dc.contributor.authorPadoch, Christineen
dc.contributor.authorCooper, H.D.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T15:43:44Zen
dc.date.available2019-10-15T15:43:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/104921
dc.titleManaging biodiversity in agricultural ecosystemsen
dcterms.abstractManaging Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems takes a look at how farmers manage, maintain, and benefit from biodiversity in agricultural production systems. The volume includes the most recent research and developments in the maintenance of local diversity at the genetic, species, and ecosystem levels. Chapters cover the assessment and farmer management practices for crop, livestock, aquatic, and associated diversity (such as pollinators and soil microorganisms) in agricultural ecosystems; examine the potential role of diversity in minimizing pest and disease pressures; and present studies that exemplify the potential nutritional, ecosystem-service, and financial values of this diversity under changing economic and environmental conditions. The volume contains perspectives that combine the thinking of social and biological scientists. Inappropriate or excessive use of inputs can cause damage to biodiversity within agricultural ecosystems and compromise future productivity. This book features numerous case studies that show how farmers have used alternative approaches to managing biodiversity to enhance the stability, resilience, and productivity of their farms, pointing the way toward improved biodiversity on a global scale. As custodians of the world's agricultural biodiversity, farmers are fully invested in ways to create, sustain, and assist in the evolution and adaptation of a variety of plant and animal species. Thus this text is mandatory reading for conservationists, environmentalists, botanists, zoologists, geneticists, and anyone interested in the health of our ecosystem. (Abstract © Columbia University Press / New York)en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJarvis, D.I.; Padoch, C.; Cooper, H.D. (eds.) (2007) Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems. 492 p. ISBN: 978-0-231-13648-8, ISBN: 0-231-13648-Xen
dcterms.extent492 p.en
dcterms.issued2007
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.relationhttps://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=244&tx_news_pi1[news]=3967en
dcterms.subjectbiodiversityen
dcterms.subjectstorageen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectecosystemsen
dcterms.typeBook

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