Integrating Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology, and Environmental Policy.Conference Proceedings

摘要

Current agricultural practices are contributing to environmental degradation,which also threatens the sustainability of agricultural production. Ecology has the potential to contribute significantly to the development of a sustainable and environmentally sound agriculture. However, the results of a conference organized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggest that only a small part of this potential has been realized. Successful translation of ecological research results into agricultural management decisions will require a multidisciplinary approach. Ecologists may be most effective in influencing agricultural practices by working as members of multidisciplinary research teams that include farmers and on-farm research. (Copyright (c) 1992 Haworth Press, Inc.)