Understanding the negative and positive effects of agricultural land use for the conservation
of biodiversity, and its relation to ecosystem services, needs a landscape perspective …

▪ Abstract The world's system of protected areas has grown exponentially over the past 25
years, particularly in developing countries where biodiversity is greatest. Concurrently, the …

Human nature is an interspecies relationship. In this essay, Haraway's concept of
companion species takes us beyond familiar companions to the rich ecological diversity …

An accessible, focused exploration of the field of political ecology The third edition of
Political Ecology spans this sprawling field, using grounded examples and careful readings …

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 …

This article canvasses the current definitions and framings of “agroforestry” in different
academic literature and policies. Three key framings of “agroforestry” are identified in the …

Explore the latest research on biological control! Completely updated for 2004, this new
edition examines methods for making agricultural systems less susceptible to insect pests …

Cultivation and cropping are major causes of destruction and degradation of natural
ecosystems throughout the world. We face the challenge of maintaining provisioning …

A biodiversity-based paradigm for sustainable agriculture is a potential solution for many of
the problems associated with intensive, high input agriculture, and for greater resilience to …

Species-area relationships (SPARs) dictate a sea change in the strategies of biodiversity
conservation. SPARs exist at three ecological scales: Sample-area SPARs (a larger area …