KBS LTER SYNTHESIS BOOK CHAPTERS

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:

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
   
4. 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
5. 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
   
6. 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
   
7. 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
   
8. 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
   
9. 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
   
10. 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
    
11. Water Quality and Movement in Agricultural Landscapes (pages 275-309)
    Stephen K. Hamilton
    PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
    
12. Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases in Agricultural Ecosystems (pages 310-339)
    Ilya Gelfand and G. Philip Robertson
    PDF file of chapter; PPT file of figures
    
13. 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
    
14. 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
    
15. 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
    
16. Index
    PDF file of index

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