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Beeby & Brennan: First Ecology - Ecological Principles and Environmental Issues 3e

11. Evolution and ecology of agriculture

The origins and development of agriculture

Case study 11a - The evolution of Western agriculture

  1. Box 5.1 - sequence of agricultural developments in the Mediterranean Basin

  2. Box 2.5 - the evolutionary origins of modern wheat

  3. Box 5.6 - contrasting agricultural practices on the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean basin

  4. Section 6.5 - agriculture, ecological processes and sustainability

  5. Section 2.6 - sub-section on 'Man-made' species - the ecological questions raised by biotechnology being used in agriculture


Agricultural ecology

Case study 11b - Sustainability in agriculture and agricultural ecosystems/em>

  1. Section 6.5 - the range of agricultural ecosystems

  2. Section 9.5 - the ecological potential for agricultural sustainability

  3. Box 5.6 - agricultural sustainability in the Mediterranean

  4. Box 6.6 - intensification of olive oil production

  5. Section 2.6 - genetically modified organisms in agriculture

  6. Section 7.1 - agricultural practices as a cause of salinisation

  7. Section 7.2 - agricultural practices as a cause of eutrophication

  8. Case study 6 - sustainable coffee production

  9. Section 3.7 - impact of agriculture on rhino and elephant populations

  10. Section 4.5 - the use of integrated pest management in agriculture

  11. Section 9.3 - Biodiversity and the role of pollinators in agriculture