Re: Agroecology text ideas?

To: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: Agroecology text ideas?
From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" <ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 10:12:10 EDT

Molly A.;  I teach a similar course, although at a lower level (2nd 
and 3rd year undergrads).  I don't use a formal textbook, because I 
find that the material I WANT to cover is not usually contained, or 
even significantly contained within a single textbook.  But I make 
good use of having the students read one or more chapters in several 
books, such as:

Joy Tivy - Agricultural Ecology 
Loomis and Connor - Crop Ecology (most advanced of this lot)
Briggs and Courtney - Agriculture and Evironment

I also use books offering detailed coverage of more limited topic 
areas, such as:

Vallentine - Grazing Management
Frame - Improved Grassland Management
BGS publications (various)
Leck et al. Soil Seed Banks
Whittaker - Communities and Ecosystems
Luken - Directing Ecological Succession
Francis -  Multiple Cropping Systems
Madden et al. -  Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Pimentel and Lehman - The Pesticide Question

Hope this gives you a start.  Good luck, and keep us appraised of 
your progress.  Ann


ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca
Dr. E. Ann Clark
Associate Professor
Crop Science
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON  N1G 2W1
Phone:  519-824-4120 Ext. 2508
FAX:  519 763-8933