Ecological Complexity and Agroecology Vandermeer John University of Michigan USA Paperback
Ecological Complexity and Agroecology Vandermeer John University of Michigan USA Paperback This text reflects the immense current growth in interest in agroecology and changing approaches to it.…
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Ecological Complexity and Agroecology Vandermeer John University of Michigan USA Paperback
This text reflects the immense current growth in interest in agroecology and changing approaches to it. Ecology has come a long way since the old days of "the balance of nature" and other romantic notions of how ecological systems function. While it is acknowledged that the science of ecology should be the basis of agroecological planning, many analysts have out-of-date ideas about contemporary ecology.
The problem is that it tends to be too mathematical and technical and thus off-putting for the average student of agroecology, especially those new to the subject. In this context, the new science of complexity has become extremely important in the modern science of ecology. Therefore this book seeks to present ideas about ecological complexity with a minimum of formal mathematics.The book's organization consists of an introductory chapter, and a second chapter providing some