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1. The Conversion to Sustainable Agriculture

   Principles, Processes, and Practices

   Edited by Stephen R. Gliessman, Martha Rosemeyer

   Series: Advances in Agroecology

   With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the past?higher-yielding varieties, increased irrigation, inorganic fertilizers, pest damage reduction?can be counted on to come to the rescue. In...

   Published December 20th 2009 by CRC Press
2. Package Price Agroecology

   The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Second Edition

   By Stephen R. Gliessman

   Stephen Gliessman's complementary volumes, Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Second Edition and Field and Laboratory Investigations in Agroecology, Second Edition are now available together for one low price! Completely revised, updated, and reworked, the second edition of...

   Published January 2nd 2007 by CRC Press
3. Field and Laboratory Investigations in Agroecology, Second Edition

   By Stephen R. Gliessman

   Agroecology is defined as the application of ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable food systems. Offering step-by-step guidance for structured investigation, Field and Laboratory Investigations in Agroecology, Second Edition reviews ecological concepts and...

   Published December 14th 2006 by CRC Press
4. Agroecology

   The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Second Edition

   By Stephen R. Gliessman

   Providing the theoretical and conceptual framework for this continually evolving field, Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Second Edition explores environmental factors and complexities affecting agricultural crops and animals. Completely revised, updated, and reworked, the...

   Published November 14th 2006 by CRC Press
5. Agroecosystem Sustainability

   Developing Practical Strategies

   Edited by Stephen R. Gliessman

   Series: Advances in Agroecology

   Agroecologists from around the world share their experiences in the analysis and development of indicators of agricultural sustainability in Agroecosystem Sustainability: Developing Practical Strategies. The authors build on the resource-conserving aspects of traditional, local, and small-scale...

   Published September 24th 2000 by CRC Press