Biodiversity in Agriculture: Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability
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Paul Gepts (Contributor) Thomas R. Famula (Contributor) Robert L. Bettinger (Contributor) Stephen B. Brush (Contributor) Ardeshir B. Damania (Contributor) Patrick E. McGuire (Contributor) Calvin O. Qualset (Contributor)
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The introduction of plant and animal agriculture represents one of the most important milestones in human evolution. It contributed to the development of cities, alphabets, new technologies, and ultimately to civilizations, but it has also presented a threat to both human health and the environment. Bringing together research from a range of fields including anthropology, archaeology, ecology, economics, entomology, ethnobiology, genetics and geography, this book addresses key questions relating to agriculture. Why did agriculture develop and where did it originate? What are the patterns of domestication for plants and animals? How did agroecosystems originate and spread from their locations of origin? Exploring the cultural aspects of the development of agricultural ecosystems, the book also highlights how these topics can be applied to our understanding of contemporary agriculture, its long-term sustainability, the co-existence of agriculture and the environment, and the development of new crops and varieties. 34 Tables, black and white; 10 Plates, color; 83 Halftones, unspecified; 28 Line drawings, unspecified
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Paul Gepts is Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis. Thomas R. Famula is Professor of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis. Robert L. Bettinger is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. Stephen B. Brush is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis. Ardeshir B. Damania is an Associate in the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis. Patrick E. McGuire is Academic Coordinator in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis. Calvin O. Qualset is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis.
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- Contributor: Paul Gepts
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9780521170871
- Number of Pages: 630
- Packaged Dimensions: 175x247x28mm
- Packaged Weight: 1240
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2012-02-23
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Paul Gepts is Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis. Thomas R. Famula is Professor of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis. Robert L. Bettinger is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. Stephen B. Brush is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis. Ardeshir B. Damania is an Associate in the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis. Patrick E. McGuire is Academic Coordinator in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis. Calvin O. Qualset is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis.
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