Agroecology Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agricul
***e FACHGEBIET*** Agriculture, Agronomy, Forestry, Horticulture, Soil Science, Environmental Science (esp. Plant Ecology), Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Sociology, and Anthropology ***INTERESSENTENGRUPPE*** O
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Volume 78
Ecological Studies Volume 69 Vertebrates in Complex Tropical Systems Edited by M.L Harmelin-Vivien and F. Bourliere 1989. XI, 200p., 17 figures. cloth ISBN 0-387-%740-0
Volume 75 The Grazing Land Ecosystems 01 the African Sahel By H.N. Le Houerou 1989. 21Op., 114 figures. cloth ISBN 3-540-50791-4
Volume 70 The Northern Forest Border in Canada and Alaska By James A Larsen 1989. XVI. 272p., 73 figures. cloth ISBN 0-387-%753-2
Volume 76 Vascular Plants as Epiphytes: Evolution and Ecophysiology Edited by U. Liittge 1989. 280p., 69 figures. cloth ISBN 3-540-50796-5
Volume 71 Tidal Flat Estuaries: Simulation and Analysis 01 the Ems Estuary Edited by J. Baretta and P. Ruardij 1988. XVII, 353p., 1234 figures. cloth ISBN 3-540-19323-5 Volume 72 Acidic Deposition and Forest Soils By D. Binkley, C.T. Driscoll, H.L Allen, P. Schoeneberger, and D. McAvoy 1989. 152p., 34 figures. cloth ISBN 0-387-96889-X Volume 73 Toxic Organic Chemicals in Porous Media Edited by Z Gerstl, Y. Chen, and U. Mingelgrin 1989. 25Op., 65 figures. cloth ISBN 3-540-50799-X Volume 74 Inorganic Contaminants in the Vadose Zone Edited by B. Bar-Yosef, NJ. Barrow, and J. Goldshmid 1989. 200p., 69 figures. cloth ISBN 3-540-50788-4
Volume 77 Air Pollution and Forest Decline: A Study 01 Spruce (Picea abies) on Acid Soils Edited by E.-D. Schulze, O.L. Lange, and ROren 1989. 45Op., 186 figures. cloth ISBN 3-540-50793-0 Volume 78 Agroecology: Researching the Ecological Basis lor Sustainable Agriculture Edited by S.R Gliessman 1990. 464p., 87 figures. cloth ISBN 0-387-97028-2 Volume 79 Plant Biology 01 the Basin and Range Edited by C.B. Osmond, G.M. Hidy, and L. Pitelka 1990. 300p., 50 figures. cloth ISBN 3-540-51219-5 Volume SO Remote Sensing 01 Biosphere Functioning Edited by RJ. Hobbs and HA Mooney 1990. 352p., 90 figures. cloth ISBN 0-387-97098-3
Stephen R. Gliessman Editor
Agroecology Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agriculture
With 87 Illustrations
Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg London Paris Tokyo Hong Kong
Stephen R. Gliessman Director, Agroecology Program University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California 95064
Cover: Diagrammatic representation of a com/bean/squash intercropping system. Arrows indicate multiplicity of interactions between agroecosystem components and plants. Illustration by Annaliese Miller.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Agroecology: researching the ecological basis for sustainable agriculture / Stephen R. Gliessman, editor. p. cm. - (Ecological studies; v. 78) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN-13: 978-0-387-97028-8
e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4612-3252-0
DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4612-3252-0
1. Agricultural ecology. 2. Sustainable agriculture. 3. Agricultural ecology-Research. 4. Sustainable agricultureResearch. I. Gliessman, Stephen R. II. Series. S58p.A38 1989 630'.2'745-dc20 89-27592 Printed on acid-free paper. © 1990 by Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1990 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or co