{"product_id":"ecological-bulletins-ecological-implications-of-contemporary-agriculture-proceedings-of-a-symposium-held-7-12-september-1986-at-wageningen-9788716102270","title":"Ecological Bulletins, Ecological Implications of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgronomists and ecologists need each other and can learn from each other: agriculture cannot ignore ecological facts, neither can ecology study and conserve ecosystems without understanding contemporary agriculture. With this intention a symposium was organized on \"the ecological implications of contemporary agriculture\". Five major groups of problems were discussed, related to major elements of the system, each corresponding to a session of the symposium: \u003cp\u003e- the soil and its life;\u003cbr\u003e - the plants, especially the unwanted ones;\u003cbr\u003e - the fauna, with emphasis on the control of pests;\u003cbr\u003e - the nutrient cycles and nutrient budgets (the driving force);\u003cbr\u003e - the connecting elements in the rural landscape, related as they are with lotting out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor each subject (session) two invited papers were presented in combination with a varying number of posters. All these papers were encompassed by the opening and closing lectures, which sketch the societal framework within which a more ecological approach of agriculture has to be worked out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this overview the different elements are rearranged and assessed according to four major groups of problems: lotting out, nutrient management, soil treatment, and weed and arthropod control. It is concluded with some comments on the possibilities to realize more ecological approaches in the framework of farming-practice and EC-politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eOpening lecture: The limits to agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe substrate: how are we treating the soil?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen is a plant a weed?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe increasing need for ecological knowledge in pest control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlow of water and nutrients through agro-ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelations between ecosystems in the rural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing lecture\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Munksgaard International Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49427355468119,"sku":"9788716102270","price":62.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9788716102270.jpg?v=1730564266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ecological-bulletins-ecological-implications-of-contemporary-agriculture-proceedings-of-a-symposium-held-7-12-september-1986-at-wageningen-9788716102270","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}