Research Catalog

Title

Landscape ecology and agroecosystems / [edited by] R.G.H. Bunce, L. Ryszkowski, M.G. Paoletti.

Publication

Boca Raton : Lewis Publishers, c1993.

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Additional Authors

• Bunce, R. G. H. (Robert Gerald Henry)
• Ryszkowski, Lech
• Paoletti, M. G.

Description

xiv, 241 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.

Alternative Title

Ecology and agroecosystems.

Subject

• Landscape ecology > Congresses
• Agricultural ecology > Congresses
• Landscape changes > Congresses

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• "The 20 contributions in this volume were presented at the International Symposium on Agroecology and Conservation Issues in Tropical and Temperate Regions, held at Padova University in September 1990"--Pref.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Pt. I. Landscape Ecology -- 1. An Introduction to Landscape Ecology / R. G. H. Bunce and R. H. G. Jongman -- 2. The Ecological Significance of Linear Features in Agricultural Landscapes in Britain / R. G. H. Bunce and C. J. Hallam -- 3. Landscape Dynamics and Farming Systems: Problems of Relating Patterns and Predicting Ecological Changes / J. Baudry -- 4. Landscape Structure and the Control of Water Runoff / F. Burel, J. Baudry and J. C. Lefeuvre -- 5. Agricultural Transport and Landscape Ecological Patterns / F. Pauwels and H. Gulinck -- 6. Effect of Habitat Barriers on Animal Populations and Communities in Heterogenous Landscapes / K. Dobrowolski, A. Banach, A. Kozakiewicz and M. Kozakiewicz -- 7. Above Ground Insect Biomass in Agricultural Landscapes of Europe / L. Ryszkowski, J. Karg, G. Margalit, M. G. Paoletti and R. Zlotin -- 8. Survival of Populations and the Scale of the Fragmented, Agricultural Landscape / J. T. R. Kalkhoven --^
• 9. Implications of Scale on the Ecology and Management of Weeds / L. G. Firbank -- 10. Total Species Number as a Criterion for Conservation of Hay Meadows / M. H. Losvik -- 11. The Diversity of Agricultural Practices and Landscape Dynamics: The Case of a Hill Region in the South West of France / N. Sauget and G. Balent -- 12. The Role of Natural Vegetation in the Agricultural Landscape for Biological Conservation in Sicily / L. Di Benedetto, F. Luciani, G. Maugeri, E. Poli and S. Razzara -- Pt. II. Agroecosystems -- 13. Patterns of Change in the Agrarian Landscape in an Area of the Cantabrian Mountains (Spain). Assessment by Transition Probabilities / A. Gomez-Sal, J. Alvarez Martionez, M. A. Munoz-Yanguas and S. Rebollo -- 14. Breeding Birds in Traditional Tree Rows and Hedges in the Central Po Valley (Province of Cremona, Northern Italy) / R. Groppali -- 15. Bird Fauna in the Changing Agricultural Landscape / A. Farina --^
• 16. Study Outline on Ecological Methods of Afforestation / P. Corona -- 17. Research on Germplasm of Herbaceous Plants in Tuscany / F. Castioni, G. Cerretelli, A. Di Meo, D. Nota, S. Paderi, M. Righini, G. Tartoni and C. Vazzana -- 18. Grapevine Germplasm Diversity and Conservation / A. Scienza, O. Failla and L. Valenti -- 19. A Geographical Information Approach for Stratifying Tropical Latin America to Identify Research Problems and Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture / D. M. Robison, P. G. Jones and S. E. Carter -- 20. Ecological Aspects of Production in the Canary Islands Traditional Agrosystems / V. Martin Martin, W. Rodriguez Brito and A. Bello.

ISBN

0873719182 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

^^^92041056^

OCLC

• 27109311
• SCSB-10081686

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library