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Perspectives for Agroecosystem Management:: Balancing Environmental and Socio-economic Demands

Schroder, Peter; Pfadenhauer, J.; Munch, J.

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Contentsv
  • List of Contributorsix
  • Prefacexiii
  • Part I Approaching Sustainable Agriculture1
  • Chapter 1.1 Outline of the Scheyern Project3
  • 1.1.1 Background3
  • 1.1.2 Research station and project phases8
  • 1.1.3 Two farming systems9
  • Chapter 1.2 Sustainable Land Use by Organic and Integrated Farming Systems17
  • 1.2.1 Organic farming system in Scheyern17
  • 1.2.2 Integrated farming system in Scheyern28
  • 1.2.3 Discussion36
  • Part II Management of Heterogeneous Systems41
  • Chapter 2.1 Effects of the Management System on N-, C-, P- and K-fluxes from FAM Soils43
  • 2.1.1 Introduction43
  • 2.1.2 Materials and methods44
  • 2.1.3 Results48
  • 2.1.4 Conclusions70
  • Chapter 2.2 Main Driving Variables and Effect of Soil Management on Climate or Ecosystem-Relevant Tr79
  • 2.2.1 Production and consumption of the climate-relevant trace gases nitrous oxide and methane in so79
  • 2.2.2 Important controlling factors for N2O fluxes at the FAM sites80
  • 2.2.3 Important controlling factors for CH4 fluxes at the FAM sites94
  • 2.2.4 Ammonia emissions from agricultural land use100
  • Chapter 2.3 Precision Farming – Adaptation of Land Use Management to Small Scale Heterogeneity121
  • 2.3.1 Basics and objective121
  • 2.3.2 Development of methods to characterise spatial variability of soils, crops, and yield122
  • 2.3.3 Development of site-specific crop production strategies166
  • 2.3.4 Conclusions186
  • Part III Influence of Land Use Changes on the Biotic Environment201
  • Chapter 3.1 Effects of Land Use Changes on the Plant Species Diversity in Agricultural Ecosystems203
  • 3.1.1 Introduction203
  • 3.1.2 Land use systems practised in the research area204
  • 3.1.3 Vegetation analysis205
  • 3.1.4 Results206
  • 3.1.5 Discussion219
  • 3.1.6 Conclusions228
  • Chapter 3.2 Long-Term Effects of Reduced Tillage on the Populations of Arable Weeds237
  • 3.2.1 Introduction237
  • 3.2.2 Research area and management238
  • 3.2.3 Materials and methods239
  • 3.2.4 Results and discussion240
  • 3.2.5 Conclusions249
  • Chapter 3.3 Dispersal Strategies: Are They Responsible for Species Success in Arable Ecosystems?257
  • 3.3.1 Introduction257
  • 3.3.2 Specific ways of dispersal in arable ecosystems258
  • 3.3.3 Dispersal by human activity – a dispersal strategy or a random process?264
  • 3.3.4 Dispersal opportunity and species success271
  • 3.3.5 Cirsium arvenseand Veronica triphyllos – a successful and a stagnant species273
  • 3.3.6 Conclusions275
  • Chapter 3.4 Soil Microbial Communities and Related Functions279
  • 3.4.1 Introduction279
  • 3.4.2 Materials and methods280
  • 3.4.3 Singular environmental and anthropogenic effects281
  • 3.4.4 Effect of land use and farming systems284
  • 3.4.5 Precision farming: site-specific fertilisation287
  • Chapter 3.5 Mesofauna293
  • 3.5.1 Introduction293
  • 3.5.2 Occurrence and distribution of mesofauna295
  • 3.5.3 Indicator value300
  • 3.5.4 Collembola and their influence on microbial diversity301
  • 3.5.5 Perspective303
  • Chapter 3.6 Spiders (Araneae) in Arable Land: Species Community, Influence of Land Use on Diversity,307
  • 3.6.1 Introduction307
  • 3.6.2 The community of foliage-dwelling spiders in arable land308
  • 3.6.3 The influence of land use on foliage-dwelling spiders in field margins311
  • 3.6.4 Biocontrol significance of spiders313
  • 3.6.5 Concluding remarks315
  • Part IV Influence of the Land Use Changes on the Abiotic Environment327
  • Chapter 4.1 Development and Application of Agro-Ecosystem Models329
  • 4.1.1 Introduction329
  • 4.1.2 Modular model development330
  • 4.1.3 Retrospective modelling of soil water flow331
  • 4.1.4 Simulation of organic matter turnover and nitrate leaching333
  • 4.1.5 Crop growth modelling336
  • 4.1.6 Assessment of nitrous oxide emissions337
  • 4.1.7 Conclusions343
  • Chapter 4.2 Assessment of Soil Landscape Variability351
  • 4.2.1 Introduction351
  • 4.2.2 Terrain analysis352
  • 4.2.3 Electromagnetic induction355
  • 4.2.4 Remote sensing361
  • 4.2.5 Conclusions369
  • Chapter 4.3 Changes in Nutrient Status on the Experimental Station Klostergut Scheyern from 1991 to375
  • 4.3.1 Introduction375
  • 4.3.2 Material and methods376
  • 4.3.3 Results380
  • 4.3.4 Discussion403
  • Outlook407
  • Index413
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780444519054
  • ISBN-13 9780080556390
  • Author Schroder, Peter; Pfadenhauer, J.; Munch, J.
  • Category Technology & Engineering
  • Subject Sustainable Agriculture

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Sustainable agriculture is a key concept for scientists, researchers, and agricultural engineers alike.
This book focuses on the FAM- project (FAM Munich Research Network on Agroecosystems) of the 1990s as a means to assessing, forecasting, and evaluating changes in the agroecosystems that are necessary for agricultural sustainability. The management of two separate management systems: an organic and an integrated farming system are described to provide an interdisciplinary approach Changes of matter fluxes in soils, changes of trace gas fluxes from soils, precision farming in a small scale heterogen landscape, influence of management changes on flora and fauna, as well as the development of agroecosystem models, the assessment of soil variability and the changes in nutrient status are important aspects of this book.

* Contains detailed results and insight of a long-time project on agricultural sustainability
* Provides an interdisciplinary approach for comprehensive understanding by scientists and researchers of soil, plants, agriculture, and environment
* Includes an international perspective