TY - BOOK AU - Scherr,Sara J. AU - McNeely,Jeffrey A. TI - Farming with nature: the science and practice of ecoagriculture SN - 9781435676619 AV - S494.5.S86 S34 2007eb U1 - 630 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Washington PB - Island Press KW - Sustainable agriculture KW - Biodiversity conservation KW - Agriculture durable KW - Biodiversité KW - Conservation KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Agriculture KW - Agronomy KW - Crop Science KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The challenge for ecoagriculture / Sara J. Scherr and Jeffrey A. McNeely -- Scientific assessment of ecoagriculture systems / Louise E. Buck [and others] -- Biodiversity in agroecosystems / Judith Thompson [and others] -- Perennial grains / Lee R. DeHaan [and others] -- Domesticating and marketing novel crops / Roger R.B. Leakey -- Tropical agroforestry / Götz Schroth and Maria do Socorro Souza da Mota -- Livestock systems / Constance L. Neely and Richard Hatfield -- Designing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation / Celia A. Harvey -- Pollinators / Barbara Gemmill-Herren [and others] -- From integrated pest management to adaptive ecosystem management / Hans Herren, Johann Baumgärtner, and Gianni Gilioli -- Watershed management / Meine van Noordwijk [and others] -- Exploiting ecological disturbance / Jan Sendzimir and Zsuzsanna Flachner -- Irrigation / David Molden [and others] -- Remote sensing / Aaron Dushku [and others] -- Community stewardship of biodiversity / Augusta Molnar, Sara J. Scherr, and Arvind Khare -- Community leadership in ecoagriculture / Donato Bumacas [and others] -- Planning at a landscape scale / William J. Jackson, Stewart Maginnis, and Sandeep Sengupta -- Research partnerships / Thomas P. Tomich [and others] -- Multistakeholder partnerships / Minu Hemmati -- Restructuring the supply chain / Edward Millard -- Paying farmers for stewardship / Sara J. Scherr, Jeffrey C. Milder, and Mira Inbar -- Policy implications and knowledge gaps / Jeffrey A. McNeely and Sara J. Scherr N2 - Farming with Nature offers a synthesis of the state of knowledge of key topics in ecoagriculture. The book is a unique collaboration among renowned agricultural and ecological scientists, leading field conservationists, and farm and community leaders to synthesize knowledge and experience across sectors UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=244145 ER -