1st Edition
Ecological Complexity and Agroecology
272 Pages
159 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
159 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
159 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This text reflects the immense current growth in interest in agroecology and changing approaches to it. While it is acknowledged that the science of ecology should be the basis of agroecological planning, many analysts have out-of-date ideas about contemporary ecology. Ecology has come a long way since the old days of "the balance of nature" and other romantic notions of how ecological systems... Read more
Chapter 1 - Indroduction
Chapter 2 - Basic ecological concepts
Chapter 3 - The Turing Mechanism and geometric pattern
Chapter 4 – Chaos
Chapter 5 – Stochasticity
Chapter 6 - Coupled oscillators
Chapter 7 - Multidimensionality
Chapter 8 - Trait-mediated indirect interactions
Chapter 9 – Critical transitions
Chapter 10 – The "scientific" basis of agroecology
Biography
John Vandermeer is Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, USA.
Ivette Perfecto is George W. Pack Professor of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, USA.
