From the Book - Regular Print - Third edition.
Sec. I. Introduction to agroecology
Case for fundamental change in agriculture
Agroecology and the agroecosystem concept
Sec. II. Plants and abiotic factors of the environment
Sec. III. A more complete autecological perspective
The environmental complex
Sec. IV. System-level interactions
Population ecology of agroecosystems
Genetic resources in agroecosystems
Species interactions in crop communities
Disturbance, succession, and agroecosystem management
Animals in agroecosystems
Sec. V. The transition to sustainability
Converting to ecologically based management
Indicators of sustainability
Sec. VI. Bringing about a sustainable world food system
Agriculture, society, and agroecology
Community and culture in the remaking of the food system
From sustainable agroecosystems to a sustainable food system.
