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The ecological role of biodiversity in agroecosystems

Type de document
journalArticle
Langue source
Anglais
Titre français
Titre anglais
The ecological role of biodiversity in agroecosystems
Auteur(s)
  • ALTIERI Miguel A
Editeur(s)
Autre(s)
Id
LYR9LC74
Version
2761
Url zotero
https://www.zotero.org/groups/2567444/items/LYR9LC74
Date ajout
5 janvier 2021 17:06
Date modification
5 janvier 2021 17:06
Résumé anglais
Increasingly research suggests that the level of internal regulation of function in agroecosystems is largely dependent on the level of plant and animal biodiversity present. In agroecosystems, biodiversity performs a variety of ecological services beyond the production of food, including recycling of nutrients, regulation of microclimate and local hydrological processes, suppression of undesirable organisms and detoxification of noxious chemicals. In this paper the role of biodiversity in securing crop protection and soil fertility is explored in detail. It is argued that because biodiversity mediated renewal processes and ecological services are largely biological, their persistence depends upon the maintenance of biological integrity and diversity in agroecosystems. Various options of agroecosystem management and design that enhance functional biodiversity in crop fields are described. ©1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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None
CRAW tags
  • AB - Modalité bio
  • FREDO durabilité
  • FREDO environnement
  • GEO Etats-Unis
  • agroecology
  • antagonist
  • biodiversity
  • biodiversité
  • biological control
  • organic farming
  • sustainable agriculture
  • traditional farming
WEB tags
Pages
13
Date caractères
1999
Date publication
1 janvier 1999