Advances in Temperate Agroforestry - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1801467196 ISBN 13 : 9781801467193

Editeur : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, 2025

Synopsis

With growing concern about the environmental impact of agriculture and its consequent contribution to climate change, there is an increasing interest in the implementation of agroecological approaches to achieve a more sustainable agriculture. Agroforestry is one area of research which has gained significant momentum in recent years.

Advances in temperate agroforestry reviews key recent advances in measuring and valuing how agroforestry systems promote biodiversity and deliver ecosystem services such as soil carbon sequestration. The book also considers the development of different silvopastoral and silvoarable practices, including integrating trees and livestock in timber forests, orchard and pasture systems, as well as alley cropping and intercropping.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dr María Rosa Mosquera-Losada is Distinguished Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Professor Mosquera-Losada is President of the Spanish Agroforestry Association (AGFE) and a former President of the European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF). She is also Coordinator of the EU-funded Agroforestry Innovation Networks (AFINET) project, a Policy Work Package Leader for the EU project AGFORWARD (Agroforestry that will Advance Rural Development) and Data Knowledge Work Package Leader for the EU project EURAKNOS (Connecting Thematic Networks as Knowledge Reservoirs: towards a European Agricultural Knowledge Innovation Open Source System) and is also co-Chair of the Croplands Working Group of the Global Research Alliance and of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (FAO).

Dr Ladislau Martin is a Senior Scientist Researcher at Embrapa, Brazil. Dr Martin is a co-Chair of the Croplands Research Group of the Global Alliance for Greenhouse Gas Research in Agriculture.

Professor Anastasia Pantera is Vice-President of the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management at the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. Professor Pantera is an Associate Editor of Agroforestry Systems.

Dr Allison Morrill Chatrchyan is a Senior Research Associate at Cornell University, USA. Dr Chatrchyan leads the Climate Smart Farming and Climate Smart Solutions Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Dr. Oelbermann earned a Ph.D. in Soil Science from the University of Guelph and pursued post-doctoral studies at Cornell University. Currently, she holds the position of Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Her research revolves around the study of carbon and nitrogen transformations in complex agroecosystems, encompassing a wide range of environments from sub-polar to tropical regions. Specifically, she focuses on understanding the functions and processes that govern these transformations in various agricultural systems, such as agroforestry systems and cereal-legume intercrops.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

"Over the past five decades, agroforestry has made significant strides in temperate regions. This volume offers a valuable collection of critical reviews, insightful evaluations and in-depth commentaries chronicling key developments in temperate agroforestry, particularly across Europe and North America. The book highlights the combined expertise of leading scientists and is spearheaded by a team of editors renowned for their own contributions to the field. I am confident that this book will make an impressive addition to the existing literature on temperate agroforestry and contribute to future advancements in the sector." (P. K. Ramachandran Nair, Distinguished Professor, University of Florida, USA)

With growing concern about the environmental impact of agriculture and its consequent contribution to climate change, there is an increasing interest in the implementation of agroecological approaches to achieve a more sustainable agriculture. Agroforestry is one area of research which has gained significant momentum in recent years.

Advances in temperate agroforestry reviews key recent advances in measuring and valuing how agroforestry systems promote biodiversity and deliver ecosystem services such as soil carbon sequestration. The book also considers the development of different silvopastoral and silvoarable practices, including integrating trees and livestock in timber forests, orchard and pasture systems, as well as alley cropping and intercropping. By exploring recent advances in temperate agroforestry, the book showcases how the implementation of particular agroforestry practices can contribute to achieving a more sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change.

Edited by a team of international experts, the book will be a standard reference for university and other researchers in forestry and agricultural science, arboriculturists, government and other agencies promoting agroforestry and sustainable agriculture, as well as farmers interested in adopting agroforestry practices on their farms.

Dr Maria Rosa Mosquera-Losada is Distinguished Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Professor Mosquera-Losada is a former President of the European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF) and an Associate Editor of Agroforestry Systems.

Dr Ladislau Martin is a Senior Scientist Researcher at Embrapa, Brazil. Dr Martin is a co-Chair of the Croplands Research Group of the Global Alliance for Greenhouse Gas Research in Agriculture.

Professor Anastasia Pantera is Vice-President of the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management at the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. Professor Pantera is an Associate Editor of Agroforestry Systems.

Dr Allison Morrill Chatrchyan is a Senior Research Associate at Cornell University, USA. Dr Chatrchyan leads the Climate Smart Farming and Climate Smart Solutions Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1801467196
• ISBN 13: 9781801467193
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Éditeur: Mosquera-Losada Professor María Rosa, Martin Dr Ladislau, Pantera Professor Anastasia, Morrill Chatrchyan Dr Allison
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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