agroecosystem
- noun
- /ˌæɡroʊˈiːkoʊˌsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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agroecosistema
- When pest predators are eliminated from agroecosystems, pests are able to expand in numbers very rapidly.
- diversified agroecosystems
- coffee agroecosystem
- traditional agroecosystems
Examples
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Climate change will significantly affect many of the world's ecosystems, including agroecosystems.
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Diversified agroecosystems have become more important for agriculture as climate fluctuations have increased.
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Planting large areas with annual crops damages the immediate agroecosystem and beyond.
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Greater food production will come from targeting local agroecosystems and from making the most of indigenous resources, knowledge, and analysis.
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The rapidity with which the changes to the coffee agroecosystem have occurred makes the process intriguing.
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Just as important, but less understood, is associated biodiversity, the assemblage of organisms present in an agroecosystem because of managed biodiversity.
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But the basics of traditional agroecosystems are slowly being deciphered.
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The foundation of successful IWM is diversity, which is also a well-recognized pillar of sustainable agroecosystem management.
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Vandermeer and colleagues (1998) elucidated the main issues linking the role of diversity in agroecosystems to functional capacity and resilience.
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When designing a garden, it is important to consider the local agroecosystem to ensure plants thrive.
How Sustainable
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7.4
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3.9
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word agroecosystem combines agro- ('field' or 'farm'), eco- ('home' or 'environment') and system ('parts working together'). So, an agroecosystem is a farm where crops, animals, soil and other parts all interact as one living unit.