Land use intensification : effects on agriculture, biodiversity, and ecological processes /
by David Lindenmayer
- Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2012.
- viii, 156p
pt. A. General themes and principles -- pt. B. Specific case studies -- pt. C. General discussion.
There can be little doubt that there are truly colossal challenges associated with providing food, fibre and energy for an expanding world population without further accelerating already rapid rates of biodiversity loss and undermining the ecosystem processes on which we all depend. These challenges are further complicated by rapid changes in climate and its additional direct impacts on agriculture, biodiversity and ecological processes. There are many different viewpoints about the best way to deal with the myriad issues associated with land use intensification and this book canvasses a number of these from different parts of the tropical and temperate world. Chapters focus on whether science can suggest new and improved approaches to reducing the conflict between productive land use and biodiversity conservation.