BIODIVERSITY IN AGROECOSYSTEMS - CHAPTER 5 doc

... Nicholls CONTENTS Introduction The Nature and Function of Biodiversity in Agroecosystems Patterns of Insect Biodiversity in Agroecosystems Plant Biodiversity and Insect Stability in Agroecosystems Patterns ... FUNCTION OF BIODIVERSITY IN AGROECOSYSTEMS Biodiversity refers to all species of plants, animals, and microorganisms existing and interacting within an ecosyst...

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... role in the binding of pesticides in soil. Fulvic and humic acids are most commonly involved in binding interactions. Pesticides or their degradation intermediates can also be polymerized or incorporated ... Orchesella cincta. The lethal concentration (LC 50 ) for atrazine was estimated at 224 µg/g atrazine in food. Mortality and molting frequency increased with increasing concentra...

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... Height (m) Anthocleista schweinfurthii Ayinda 15 20 Antrocaryon micraster Aprokuma/onzabili 40 50 Baillonella toxisperma Moabi 45 55 Calamus spp. Rattan 35 45 Canarium schweinfurthii Aiele/Africa canarium/incense ... Medium-Term Plan 199 8-2 000, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. Ingram, J., 1990. The role of trees in maintaining and improving soil productivity — a review of the literature, in...

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... clear-cutting on wintering and breeding birds, Wilson Bull., 1 05: 239– 255 . Yahner, R. H., 19 95. Eastern Deciduous Forest: Ecology and Wildlife Conservation, Univer- sity of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. Yahner, ... made illegal in Argentina. An ecotoxicology program was initiated, with field and labo- ratory training for government agents, students, and veterinarians living in the Figu...

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... Technologies Conserving, Maintaining, and Using Biodiversity Minimizing Chemical Inputs International Collaboration in Biotechnology Research Findings Anticipating Adaptive Challenges for Developing Countries Seminar ... Problems Introducing Agroecosystems and Indicators of Quality Defining Agroecosystems Factors Affecting Quality Indicators Quality Indicators — Linking Biodiversity...

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... reported in the following sections. Factors In uencing Survival and Growth of Rubber Seedlings Planting materials of rubber for sisipan come from the following: • Clonal seedlings: 1-year-old seedlings ... Project (SRAP) in two provinces in Indonesia (Penot, 19 95) . Results from the establishment phase of one trial, in Jambi province, highlighted many issues relevant to the introduc...

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... processes (Tilman, 1996), maintaining and increasing protozoan biodiversity will contribute to more sustainable agriculture. Ecofarming and organic fertilizer management enhance pro- tozoan activity. Protozoa ... through burrowing move- ments and passing ingested cysts through guts, providing new hot spots and releasing greater quantities of nutrients, which have led to increased plant yiel...

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... beneficials. Today, high-yielding, high-quality, insect-, disease-, and weed-free monocultures require high-energy inputs to produce and harvest. With production costs escalating, interest in enduring and efficient ... Insects and Their Value Biodiversity Crisis Biodiversity in Farmland Biodiversity Monitoring Key Beneficials in Agroecosystems Intraspecific Diversity of Beneficials...

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... example, in Central America, livestock have increased from 4.2 million head in 1 950 to 9.6 million in 1992 (Kaimonitz, 19 95) . In Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the decline in the forest area is mainly ... land. Much of the deforested areas in Latin America went into ranching, after initially being cropped. In Central America, pasture areas have increased from 3 .5 million to 9...

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... also increases in abundance following exces- sive livestock grazing in the spring (West and Young, 1998). Livestock grazing also reduces the chance of fires by removal of fine fuels in the interspaces ... Fire as a management tool in rangelands of the Intermountain Region, in Managing Intermountain Rangelands — Improvement of Range and Wildlife Habitats, Gen. Tech. Rep. INT- 157 , U.S...

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