the role of ecological culture as an indicator of sustainable
... the social system. Ecological culture expresses as the development of the subject transforming nature activities under the social and natural components as a single system. It also contributes to the harmonization of relations between society and nature and formation of a new type of person - a pers ...
... the social system. Ecological culture expresses as the development of the subject transforming nature activities under the social and natural components as a single system. It also contributes to the harmonization of relations between society and nature and formation of a new type of person - a pers ...
Litter decomposition rate and soil organic matter quality in a
... that which the underlying SOM originated from (Chambers et al., 1999; Hjelle et al., 2010), many studies have demonstrated that the most active part of SOM is the youngest (e.g. Leavitt et al., 1996; Trumbore, 2000; Chiti et al., 2009). Trumbore (2000) found that the average age of the carbon dioxid ...
... that which the underlying SOM originated from (Chambers et al., 1999; Hjelle et al., 2010), many studies have demonstrated that the most active part of SOM is the youngest (e.g. Leavitt et al., 1996; Trumbore, 2000; Chiti et al., 2009). Trumbore (2000) found that the average age of the carbon dioxid ...
Alfalfa Trap Cropping Increases Abundance Of Key Arachnids In An
... I would not have been able to complete this thesis without the support of my advisers, friends and family. I would like to begin by thanking my thesis committee members Dr. Rachel O’Malley, Dr. Lynne Trulio and Diego Nieto. They provided both scientific and organizational guidance and confidence thr ...
... I would not have been able to complete this thesis without the support of my advisers, friends and family. I would like to begin by thanking my thesis committee members Dr. Rachel O’Malley, Dr. Lynne Trulio and Diego Nieto. They provided both scientific and organizational guidance and confidence thr ...
Chapter 10 Keeping nutrients on farm
... Phosphorus and sulphur levels were substantially lower on organically farmed properties, but not below levels required for productive pastures. If no further phosphorus or sulphur was applied to the high level conventional paddocks for several years, it is unlikely that pasture productivity would su ...
... Phosphorus and sulphur levels were substantially lower on organically farmed properties, but not below levels required for productive pastures. If no further phosphorus or sulphur was applied to the high level conventional paddocks for several years, it is unlikely that pasture productivity would su ...
Bioremediation
... Usually the microorganisms are indigenous, but occasionally microorganisms that are very efficient at degrading a certain contaminant are additionally ...
... Usually the microorganisms are indigenous, but occasionally microorganisms that are very efficient at degrading a certain contaminant are additionally ...
When natural habitat fails to enhance biological pest control
... pests. While natural habitat has been shown to increase pest control in many systems, we here identify five hypotheses for when and why natural habitat can fail to support biological pest control, and illustrate each with case studies from the literature: (1) pest populations have no effective natura ...
... pests. While natural habitat has been shown to increase pest control in many systems, we here identify five hypotheses for when and why natural habitat can fail to support biological pest control, and illustrate each with case studies from the literature: (1) pest populations have no effective natura ...
Resilience of Microbial Systems Towards Disturbances - UvA-DARE
... In ecology various definitions have been used to suit the scale or the system that was under investigation: narrowing the definition makes it, from a practical perspective, more suitable to work with, However, such a reductionistic approach makes it more difficult to find and support one central the ...
... In ecology various definitions have been used to suit the scale or the system that was under investigation: narrowing the definition makes it, from a practical perspective, more suitable to work with, However, such a reductionistic approach makes it more difficult to find and support one central the ...
Trophic Ecology: Bottom-Up and Top
... Atkinson et al., 2013). For instance, nutrient excretion by benthic invertebrates (e.g., insect larvae, annelids, mussels, and crustaceans) influences primary producer nutrient limitation and dynamics in freshwater and marine systems (Haertel-Borer et al., 2004; Conroy and Edwards, 2005; Alves et al. ...
... Atkinson et al., 2013). For instance, nutrient excretion by benthic invertebrates (e.g., insect larvae, annelids, mussels, and crustaceans) influences primary producer nutrient limitation and dynamics in freshwater and marine systems (Haertel-Borer et al., 2004; Conroy and Edwards, 2005; Alves et al. ...
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... And they require both a study and a response. First of all, it is necessary to purposefully collect, process and analyze information. The data for individual sites, zones, countries should be consolidated into the picture within the whole region. On this basis a correct and consistent policy may be ...
... And they require both a study and a response. First of all, it is necessary to purposefully collect, process and analyze information. The data for individual sites, zones, countries should be consolidated into the picture within the whole region. On this basis a correct and consistent policy may be ...
The Biotic Fertility Revolution
... its full genetic potential. These two actions result in the incorporation of nutritional elements into soil acids and other organic structures. Topsoil microbes, principally bacteria, store the nutrients from decomposition as soil acids. Anything organic that dies on the surface of the soil will ult ...
... its full genetic potential. These two actions result in the incorporation of nutritional elements into soil acids and other organic structures. Topsoil microbes, principally bacteria, store the nutrients from decomposition as soil acids. Anything organic that dies on the surface of the soil will ult ...
Biochar in Agricultural Systems
... from manure; therefore, it has the potential of being land-applied with lower nutrient runoff problems. The biochar is also much lighter than the manure it was produced from, and if it is then seen as a value-added product, it will make long-distance transport and use out of areas of animal producti ...
... from manure; therefore, it has the potential of being land-applied with lower nutrient runoff problems. The biochar is also much lighter than the manure it was produced from, and if it is then seen as a value-added product, it will make long-distance transport and use out of areas of animal producti ...
Sustainable Aquaculture: Concept or Practice
... recreation, food and profit. Over the past decade, sustainable aquaculture has become a trendy topic. There has been much debate and considerable discussion about what it is and how it should be done. To a large extent, the dialogue has focused on global policy as well as national and international ...
... recreation, food and profit. Over the past decade, sustainable aquaculture has become a trendy topic. There has been much debate and considerable discussion about what it is and how it should be done. To a large extent, the dialogue has focused on global policy as well as national and international ...
Comparing aquatic and terrestrial grazing ecosystems: is the grass
... across aquatic systems (Stachowicz et al. 2007), and research in these wet ecosystems has helped drive the field forward in understanding the role of consumer diversity in ecosystems given that similar experimental manipulations are intractable in many terrestrial systems. In species rich grazing s ...
... across aquatic systems (Stachowicz et al. 2007), and research in these wet ecosystems has helped drive the field forward in understanding the role of consumer diversity in ecosystems given that similar experimental manipulations are intractable in many terrestrial systems. In species rich grazing s ...
Managing weeds in vegetables organically R
... Cultivation is influenced by weather, soil type and crop canopy features. The timing of cultivation will vary according to weed species present in the field but should be based on the critical weed-free period of the cash crop. Cultivation suppresses weeds by burial, uprooting, root desiccation, and ...
... Cultivation is influenced by weather, soil type and crop canopy features. The timing of cultivation will vary according to weed species present in the field but should be based on the critical weed-free period of the cash crop. Cultivation suppresses weeds by burial, uprooting, root desiccation, and ...
Ostoja, SM, EW Schupp, S. Durham, and R. Klinger. 2013. Seed
... Part of 16-person writing team that submitted a successful proposal for a National Environmental Observatory Network (NEON) Wildland Core Site and Gradient Site to be located in our region. ...
... Part of 16-person writing team that submitted a successful proposal for a National Environmental Observatory Network (NEON) Wildland Core Site and Gradient Site to be located in our region. ...
Impact of soil fauna on the properties of soils in the humid Tropics
... because they are physically separated from their food resources or lack suitable microenvironment conditions. This is especially true of bacteria, whereas fungi are relatively more mobile and less dependent on specific, localized environmental conditions. Calculated turnover times for microbial biom ...
... because they are physically separated from their food resources or lack suitable microenvironment conditions. This is especially true of bacteria, whereas fungi are relatively more mobile and less dependent on specific, localized environmental conditions. Calculated turnover times for microbial biom ...
Agricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar: Advances
... concerns around soil and water quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste management. But there are still technological hurdles and socio-economic challenges, in part because the benefits of biochar materials remain inadequately defined and quantified. The Soil Science Society of America promotes ...
... concerns around soil and water quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste management. But there are still technological hurdles and socio-economic challenges, in part because the benefits of biochar materials remain inadequately defined and quantified. The Soil Science Society of America promotes ...
The Sustainable Biosphere Initiative: An Ecological Research
... (e.g., responses to climate change, rates of nutrient flow, or responses to pollutants). Only when these relationships are known will it be possible to develop management strategies for maintaining natural and human-dominated ecological systems. Second, it will be necessary to understand how ecologi ...
... (e.g., responses to climate change, rates of nutrient flow, or responses to pollutants). Only when these relationships are known will it be possible to develop management strategies for maintaining natural and human-dominated ecological systems. Second, it will be necessary to understand how ecologi ...
Impact of topsoil removal for brick-making on
... who have sold soil and those who have not (Kathuria, 2007) (see Plate 1 in Appendix 1). Another important dimension to the problem is the excessive depth over which the soil is removed above the agreed depth of soil extraction, which renders land unsuitable for agriculture (Plate 2 in Appendix 1). U ...
... who have sold soil and those who have not (Kathuria, 2007) (see Plate 1 in Appendix 1). Another important dimension to the problem is the excessive depth over which the soil is removed above the agreed depth of soil extraction, which renders land unsuitable for agriculture (Plate 2 in Appendix 1). U ...
predators, parasitoids, and pathogens as mortality agents in
... later stages, whereas diseased immatures and those parasitized by koinobiont parasitoids (that permit continued host development following oviposition) may remain in the population for some time and be eaten by predators or killed by some non-enemy factor. Consequently, stage-specific mortality rate ...
... later stages, whereas diseased immatures and those parasitized by koinobiont parasitoids (that permit continued host development following oviposition) may remain in the population for some time and be eaten by predators or killed by some non-enemy factor. Consequently, stage-specific mortality rate ...
Bioremediation
... Usually the microorganisms are indigenous, but occasionally microorganisms that are very efficient at degrading a certain contaminant are additionally ...
... Usually the microorganisms are indigenous, but occasionally microorganisms that are very efficient at degrading a certain contaminant are additionally ...
Agroecology
Agroecology is the study of ecological processes that operate in agricultural production systems. The prefix agro- refers to agriculture. Bringing ecological principles to bear in agroecosystems can suggest novel management approaches that would not otherwise be considered. The term is often used imprecisely and may refer to ""a science, a movement, [or] a practice."" Agroecologists study a variety of agroecosystems, and the field of agroecology is not associated with any one particular method of farming, whether it be organic, integrated, or conventional; intensive or extensive. Although it has much more common thinking and principles with some of the before mentioned farming systems.