| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 337 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Meadowlarks in decline -- Heritage -- Not that much -- Harmony out of necessity -- Working birds -- Organics on the Oxbow -- Tres amigos -- A farm in the wilderness -- The luxury of meat -- Cows as tools -- A cattleman turns conservationist -- Extinction and evolution -- What can we do? |
| Summary |
An ornithologist's personal look at farming practices that finds practical solutions for sustainable food production compatible with bird and wildlife conservation. With predictions of a human population of more than nine billion by the middle of this century and eleven billion by 2100, we stand at a crossroads in our agricultural evolution. In this clear and engaging yet scientifically rigorous book, wildlife biologist John M. Marzluff takes a personal approach to sustainable agriculture. He travels to farms and ranches across North and Central America, including a Nebraska corn and soybean farm, California vineyards, cattle ranches in Montana, and small sustainable farms in Costa Rica, to understand the unique challenges and solutions to sustainable food production. Agriculture and wildlife can coexist, he argues, if farmers are justly rewarded for conservation; if future technological advancements increase food production and reduce food waste; and if consumers cut back on meat consumption. Beginning with a look backwards at our evolutionary history and concluding with practical solutions for change that will benefit farmers and ranchers, Marzluff provides an accessible and insightful study for the ecologically minded citizen, farmer, rancher, or conservationist. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bird populations -- North America.
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Birds -- Habitat -- Conservation -- North America.
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Birds -- Conservation.
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Agricultural ecology.
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Sustainable agriculture.
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Agricultural conservation.
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Wildlife conservation.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture. |
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Agricultural conservation. |
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Agricultural ecology. |
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Bird populations. |
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Birds -- Conservation. |
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Sustainable agriculture. |
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Wildlife conservation. |
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North America. |
| Added Title |
Birds, farms, and food in harmony with the land |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Marzluff, John M. In search of meadowlarks. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020] 9780300237146 (DLC) 2019947769 (OCoLC)1111954016 |
| ISBN |
9780300252705 (electronic book) |
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0300252706 (electronic book) |
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