Agroecology; the ecology of sustainable food systems, 2d ed.0849328454 Agroecology; the ecology ecology, study of the relationships of organisms to their physical environment and to one another. The study of an individual organism or a single species is termed autecology; the study of groups of organisms is called synecology. of sustainable food systems, 2d ed. Gliessman, Stephen R. CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. / Taylor & Francis 2007 384 pages $69.95 Hardcover S589 In this update of the 1998 edition, said to be the most widely-used agroecology text in the US, Gliessman (U. of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. )
introduces undergraduates to the scientific basis for the need to
convert to sustainable agroecosystems and food systems given the current
agricultural crisis. He covers key environmental factors at the
individual and system levels. The text, envisioned to be complemented by
laboratory work, includes a foreword fore·word n. A preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author. foreword Noun an introductory statement to a book Noun 1. by a professor in Nebraska (perhaps to show that these are not just radical California ideas), a new chapter on the role of animals in sustainable agroecosystems, b&w illustrations, a glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. , Internet resources, food for thought sections, and recommended reading. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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