Hamilton, S.K., J.E.Doll, and G.P. Robertson, editors. 2015. The ecology of agricultural landscapes: Long-term research on the path to sustainability. Oxford University Press, New York, New York, USA.
More information about the synthesis book, including how to place orders, at http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/synthesisbook/
Book Chapters and Figures for Download:
- Conceptual and Experimental Approaches to Long-term Ecological Research at the Kellogg Biological Station (pages 1-32)
G. Philip Robertson and Stephen K. Hamilton
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures - Farming for Ecosystem Services: An Ecological Approach to Production Agriculture (pages 33-53)
G. Philip Robertson, Katherine L. Gross, Stephen K. Hamilton, Douglas A. Landis, Thomas M. Schmidt, Sieglinde S. Snapp, and Scott M. Swinton
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures - Economic Value of Ecosystem Services from Agriculture (pages 54-76)
Scott M. Swinton, Christina B. Jolejole-Foreman, Frank Lupi, Shan Ma, Wei Zhang and Huilan Chen
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- A Crop Stress Index to Predict Climatic Effects on Row-crop Agriculture in the U.S. North Central Region (pages 77-103)
Stuart H. Gage, Julie E. Doll, and Gene R. Safir
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures - Soil Organic Matter Dynamics: Controls and Management for Sustainable Ecosystem Functioning (pages 104-134)Eldor A. Paul, Alexandra Kravchenko, A. Stuart Grandy, and Sherri Morris
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Microbial Diversity in Soils of Agricultural Landscapes and its Relation to Ecosystem Function (pages 135-157)
Thomas M. Schmidt and Clive Waldron
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Plant Community Dynamics in Agricultural and Successional Fields (pages 158-187)
Katherine L. Gross, Sarah Emery, Adam S. Davis, Richard G. Smith, and Todd M.P. Robinson
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Arthropod Diversity and Pest Suppression in Agricultural Landscapes (pages 188-212)
Douglas A. Landis and Stuart H. Gage
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Nitrogen Transfers and Transformations in Row-crop Ecosystems (pages 213-251)Neville Millar and G. Philip Robertson
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Simulating Crop Growth and Biogeochemical Fluxes in Response to Land Management using the SALUS Model (pages 252-271)
Bruno Basso and Joe T. Ritchie
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Water Quality and Movement in Agricultural Landscapes (pages 275-309)
Stephen K. Hamilton
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases in Agricultural Ecosystems (pages 310-339)
Ilya Gelfand and G. Philip Robertson
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Farmer Decisions about Adopting Environmentally Beneficial Practices (pages 340-359)
Scott M. Swinton, Natalie Rector, G. Philip Robertson, Christina B. Jolejole-Foreman, and Frank Lupi
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Acoustic Observations in Agricultural Landscapes (pages 360-377)
Stuart H. Gage, Wooyeong Joo, Eric P. Kasten, Jordan Fox, and Subir Biswas
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Designing Cropping Systems for Ecosystem Services (pages 377-408)
Sieglinde S. Snapp, Richard G. Smith, and G. Philip Robertson
PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
- Index
PDF file of index
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