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OverviewConserving and enhancing native biodiversity on farms brings many benefits as well as providing many challenges. Nature and Farming explains why it is important to sustain native plants and animals in agricultural landscapes, and outlines the key issues in developing and implementing practical approaches to safeguarding native biodiversity in rural areas. The book considers the range of ecological and agricultural issues that determine what native biodiversity occurs in farmland and how it can be secured. Many inspiring case studies are presented where innovative approaches towards integrating biodiversity and farm management have been successful, resulting in win–win outcomes for both nature and society. In the integration and synthesis of these case studies lies the kernel of a new paradigm for nature conservation on farms. Although the book focuses on biodiversity conservation on Australian and New Zealand farms, the issues and approaches discussed are applicable to many other developed countries, especially in Europe and North America. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Norton , Nick ReidPublisher: CSIRO Publishing Imprint: CSIRO Publishing Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.00cm Weight: 1.030kg ISBN: 9780643103252ISBN 10: 0643103252 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 10 April 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsNorton and Reid dare to be optimistic that a considerate and integrated management program can educate farmers about the economic benefits of biodiversity and teach policymakers about the diversity of farming operations. This book is a welcome read for teachers and farmers who want to celebrate the farm as an ecosystem, implicitly tasking them with the responsibility to carefully manage it as one. --Andrew Flachs, Washington University -Norton and Reid dare to be optimistic that a considerate and integrated management program can educate farmers about the economic benefits of biodiversity and teach policymakers about the diversity of farming operations. This book is a welcome read for teachers and farmers who want to celebrate the farm as an ecosystem, implicitly tasking them with the responsibility to carefully manage it as one.---Andrew Flachs, Washington University Norton and Reid dare to be optimistic that a considerate and integrated management program can educate farmers about the economic benefits of biodiversity and teach policymakers about the diversity of farming operations. This book is a welcome read for teachers and farmers who want to celebrate the farm as an ecosystem, implicitly tasking them with the responsibility to carefully manage it as one. --Andrew Flachs, Washington University Author InformationDavid Norton is a Professor in the School of Forestry at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and Nick Reid is a Professor in Ecosystem Management in the School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia. Both have degrees in ecology and teaching and research interests including native biodiversity in farming systems, ecosystem restoration, threatened community and species conservation, ecosystem management and mistletoe biology. They enjoy working with farmers and appreciate rural people's understanding and insights, acquired through a lifetime of observation and practical experimentation. David and Nick have written this book in the hope that it will help farmers sustain native biota in production landscapes, encourage agency staff and others to work with farmers in achieving sustainable biodiversity conservation in farming areas, and enthuse students to study this under-appreciated aspect of biodiversity conservation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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