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Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems
While soil ecologists continue to be on the forefront of research on biodiversity and ecosystem function, there are few interdisciplinary studies that incorporate ecological knowledge into sustainable land management practices. Conventional, high fossil-fuel input-based agricultural systems can reduce soil biodiversity, alter soil community structure and nutrient cycling, and lead to greater dependence on energy-intensive practices. Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems brings together soil ecologists, microbial ecologists, and agroecologists working globally to demonstrate how research in soil ecology can contribute to the long-term sustainability of agricultural systems. The book...
Lessons from Plants
An exploration of how plant behavior and adaptation offer valuable insights for human thriving. We know that plants are important. They maintain the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They nourish other living organisms and supply psychological benefits to humans as well, improving our moods and beautifying the landscape around us. But plants don’t just passively provide. They also take action. Beronda L. Montgomery explores the vigorous, creative lives of organisms often treated as static and predictable. In fact, plants are masters of adaptation. They “know” what or who they are, and they use this knowledge to make a way in the world. Plants experience a kin...
In Search of Mycotopia
“Mushrooms are having a moment. [A] natural sequel for the many readers who enjoyed Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life.”—Library Journal “Bierend writes with sensual verve and specificity, enthusiasm, and humor. . . . [He] introduces us to the staggering variety of mushrooms, their mystery, their funk, and the way they captivate our imaginations.”—The Boston Globe “Nothing is impossible if you bring mushrooms into your life, and reading this book is a great way to begin your journey.”—Tradd Cotter, author of Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation From ecology to fermentation, in pop culture and in medicine—mushrooms are everywhere. With an explorer’s eye, author ...
Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems
While soil ecologists continue to be on the forefront of research on biodiversity and ecosystem function, there are few interdisciplinary studies that incorporate ecological knowledge into sustainable land management practices. Conventional, high fossil-fuel input-based agricultural systems can reduce soil biodiversity, alter soil community structu
Internationalisation and Marketisation of Higher Education in the UK
This timely volume sets out the author’s novel concept of the Organic model of internationalisation, developed using participants’ perceptions, lived experiences, and recommendations for a better sustainable future of HE, and explores its broader application in the context of higher education. Using the qualitative IPA (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis) approach, chapters showcase the lived experiences and subjective perspectives of individuals around the paradox that internationalisation presents, the distorting effects of institutional power, and the market- and ethics-based concerns of internationalisation in higher education. Drawing on an in-depth empirical study conducted u...
Resistance Is Fertile
For decades, government, industry, and the mainstream media have extolled the virtues of biotechnology while downplaying its negative side effects. Focusing on agriculture, Resistance Is Fertile challenges this dominant rhetoric by analyzing the major issues around which opponents of biotechnology in Canada are mobilizing resistance – namely, the enclosure of the biological and the knowledge commons, which together form the BioCommons. What emerges is an empirically and theoretically informed analysis of Canada’s regulatory regime, the corporate control of seeds, and attempts to construct and control public discussions about agricultural biotechnology.
دروس من النباتات
النباتاتُ أسبقُ من البشر في الوجود، وجديرٌ بالبشر أن يتَّخِذوها مُعلِّمًا ومُرشِدًا؛ إذ يجد المتأمِّل فيها كثيرًا من الحكمة. يَطرح هذا الكتاب رؤيةً مختلفةً عن النباتات، ويُعرِّف القارئَ عليها من منظورٍ جديد؛ فالنباتات ليست بالكائنات السلبية الخاملة التي تنمو دونَ وعيٍ بذاتها أو إدراكٍ لمحيطها، بل إن العكسَ هو الصحيح. فلمَّا كانت النباتات ثابتةً في أماكنها، فإنَّ عليها أن تُحقِّ...
Le génie des plantes
Un voyage fascinant à la découverte du comportement des plantes, de leurs merveilleuses facultés d'adaptation et des leçons que nous, les hommes, devrions apprendre d'elles pour bâtir et former une société plus juste et plus épanouie. D’apparence si statique et passive, les plantes ont tout à nous apprendre. Expertes en adaptation, elles mettent en place des stratégies ingénieuses, notamment pour vaincre les obstacles humains et climatiques qui se dressent devant elles, décennie après décennie. Sans yeux ni oreilles, elles savent où elles sont, qui elles sont, qui les entoure (parents, amis, ennemis) et comment gérer leurs ressources. Elles saisissent mieux que quiconque les bouleversements de leur environnement. Elles préservent l’atmosphère, nourrissent les êtres vivants, abritent la faune, soignent les hommes... Mais si l’on sait les écouter, les plantes nous donnent aussi des leçons permanentes sur la résilience, la souplesse, la tolérance, sur le respect de nos pairs et de notre terre. Connaître et comprendre leur fonctionnement, c’est s’étonner, c’est s’émerveiller. C’est surtout changer notre regard sur notre propre société.
Linking Restoration and Ecological Succession
This innovative book integrates practical information from restoration projects around the world with the latest developments in successional theory. It recognizes the critical roles of disturbance ecology, landscape ecology, ecological assembly, invasion biology, ecosystem health, and historical ecology in habitat restoration. It argues that restoration within a successional context will best utilize the lessons from each of these disciplines.
