简介
The Farm as Natural Habitat is a vital new contribution to the debate about agriculture and its impacts on the land. Arising from the conviction that the agricultural landscape as a whole could be restored to a healthy diversity, the book challenges the notion that the dominant agricultural landscape - bereft of its original vegetation and wildlife and despoiled by chemical runoff - is inevitable if we are to feed ourselves. Contributors bring together insights and practices from the fields of conservation biology, sustainable agriculture, and environmental restoration to link agriculture and biodiversity, farming and nature, in celebrating a unique alternative to conventional agriculture. Rejecting the idea that "ecological sacrifice zones" are a necessary part of feeding a hungry world, the book offers compelling examples of an alternative agriculture that can produce not only healthful food, but fully functioning ecosystems and abundant populations of native species. Contributors include Collin Bode, George Boody, Brian DeVore, Arthur (Tex) Hawkins, Buddy Huffaker, Rhonda Janke, Richard Jefferson, Nick Jordan, Cheryl Miller, Heather Robertson, Carol Shennan, Judith Soule, Beth Waterhouse, and others. The Farm as Natural Habitat is both hopeful and visionary, grounded in real examples, and guided by a commitment to healthy land and thriving communities. It is the first book to offer a viable approach to addressing the challenges of protecting and restoring biodiversity on private agricultural land and is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of land or biodiversity conservation, farming and agriculture, ecological restoration, or the health of rural communities and landscapes.
目录
Acknowledgments p. ix
Foreword Nina Leopold Bradley p. xi
Introduction Laura L. Jackson and Dana L. Jackson p. 1
Part I. Agriculture as Ecological Sacrifice p. 11
Chapter 1. The Farm as Natural Habitat Dana L. Jackson p. 13
Chapter 2. Nature's Backlash Brian A. DeVore p. 27
Chapter 3. The Farm, the Nature Preserve, and the Conservation Biologist Laura L. Jackson p. 39
Part II. Restoring Nature on Farms p. 53
Chapter 4. Return to Coon Valley Arthur S. (Tex) Hawkins p. 57
Chapter 5. Reading the Land Together Wellington (Buddy) Huffaker p. 71
Chapter 6. When Farmers Shut Off the Machinery Brian A. DeVore p. 83
Chapter 7. Stewards of the Wild Brian A. DeVore p. 97
Chapter 8. Why Do They Do It? Brian A. DeVore p. 107
Part III. Ecosystem Management and Farmlands p. 119
Chapter 9. Nature and Farming in Britain Heather J. Robertson and Richard G. Jefferson p. 123
Chapter 10. Restoring Prairie Processes to Farmlands Laura L. Jackson p. 137
Chapter 11. Sustaining Production with Biodiversity Nicholas R. Jordan p. 155
Chapter 12. Conservation and Agriculture as Neighbors Judith D. Soule p. 169
Chapter 13. Integrating Wetland Habitat with Agriculture Carol Shennan and Collin A. Bode p. 189
Part IV. Steps Toward Agroecological Restoration p. 205
Chapter 14. Composing a Landscape Rhonda R. Janke p. 209
Chapter 15. After the Deluge: Integrated Watershed Management in the Red River Valley Cheryl Miller p. 221
Chapter 16. A Refined Taste in Natural Objects Beth E. Waterhouse p. 235
Chapter 17. Food and Biodiversity Dana L. Jackson p. 247
Chapter 18. Agriculture as a Public Good George M. Boody p. 261
About the Contributors p. 277
Index p. 279
Foreword Nina Leopold Bradley p. xi
Introduction Laura L. Jackson and Dana L. Jackson p. 1
Part I. Agriculture as Ecological Sacrifice p. 11
Chapter 1. The Farm as Natural Habitat Dana L. Jackson p. 13
Chapter 2. Nature's Backlash Brian A. DeVore p. 27
Chapter 3. The Farm, the Nature Preserve, and the Conservation Biologist Laura L. Jackson p. 39
Part II. Restoring Nature on Farms p. 53
Chapter 4. Return to Coon Valley Arthur S. (Tex) Hawkins p. 57
Chapter 5. Reading the Land Together Wellington (Buddy) Huffaker p. 71
Chapter 6. When Farmers Shut Off the Machinery Brian A. DeVore p. 83
Chapter 7. Stewards of the Wild Brian A. DeVore p. 97
Chapter 8. Why Do They Do It? Brian A. DeVore p. 107
Part III. Ecosystem Management and Farmlands p. 119
Chapter 9. Nature and Farming in Britain Heather J. Robertson and Richard G. Jefferson p. 123
Chapter 10. Restoring Prairie Processes to Farmlands Laura L. Jackson p. 137
Chapter 11. Sustaining Production with Biodiversity Nicholas R. Jordan p. 155
Chapter 12. Conservation and Agriculture as Neighbors Judith D. Soule p. 169
Chapter 13. Integrating Wetland Habitat with Agriculture Carol Shennan and Collin A. Bode p. 189
Part IV. Steps Toward Agroecological Restoration p. 205
Chapter 14. Composing a Landscape Rhonda R. Janke p. 209
Chapter 15. After the Deluge: Integrated Watershed Management in the Red River Valley Cheryl Miller p. 221
Chapter 16. A Refined Taste in Natural Objects Beth E. Waterhouse p. 235
Chapter 17. Food and Biodiversity Dana L. Jackson p. 247
Chapter 18. Agriculture as a Public Good George M. Boody p. 261
About the Contributors p. 277
Index p. 279
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