Title: Ecological principles of agriculture /
Authors: Powers, Laura E.; McSorley, R.
Publisher: Delmar,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Agricultural ecology.
Abstract: Introduction to ecology and ecological principles for agricultural students with no prior coursework in ecology.
Contents: Introduction to agroecology -- Carbon and energy in the agroecosystem -- Community ecology -- Nutrient cycling and decomposition -- Physical factors and the agroecosystem -- Growth and dynamics of populations -- Niches and competition -- Adaptation of plant cultivars -- Predation and parasitism -- Agricultural pests -- Principles of pest management -- Agriculture in the landscape -- Cropping systems -- Conservation of nutrients -- Water conservation and the politics of irrigation -- Energy conservation and animal agriculture -- Political and socioeconomic issues of agroecology -- Issues in tropical agriculture -- Human population growth.