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Agroecological Engineering
Earth has recently entered the new era of the Anthropocene, during which the rise of human activities are impacting for the first time ecosystems and climate on the global scale. Since the 1960s the green revolution has improved food production in quantity using industrially-designed agriculture, which has led to global pollution by pesticides and losses of food quality, biodiversity and soil carbon. As a consequence there is a need to implement agroecological practices in order to produce food safely and in a sustainable way. This virtual issue presents principles and applications of agroecological engineering, exemplified in 19 selected review articles from the journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development, one of the most recognized journals in Agronomy. Practical examples of agroecological engineering include ecological pest control, intercropping, multiple cropping systems, biofertilisation, or the management of important components of agroecosystems such as ditches in landscapes, weeds and bees, and soil biodiversity. On the whole, this virtual issue covers a large range of topics and systems in temperate and tropical environments.
Editors
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Françoise Lescourret, PhD
Invited Virtual Issue Editor, INRA, UR1115 Plants and Cropping Systems in Horticulture, Domaine Saint Paul site Agroparc, F-84914, Avignon cedex 9, France
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Thierry Dutoit, PhD
Invited Virtual Issue Editor, CNRS, UMR IMBE CNRS-IRD, Avignon Université, Aix-Marseille Université, Site Agroparc, BP 61207, F-84911, Avignon Cedex 09, France
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Freddy Rey, PhD
Invited Virtual Issue Editor, Irstea, UR EMGR Écosystèmes montagnards, 2 rue de la papeterie, BP 76, F-38402, Saint-Martin-d’Hères Cedex, France and Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, 38402, France
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François Côte, PhD
Invited Virtual Issue Editor, Cirad, Département Performances des Systèmes de Production et de Transformation Tropicaux, Cirad, Avenue Agropolis, TA B-DIR / 09, F-34398, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Marjolaine Hamelin, PhD
Managing Editor, Agronomy for Sustainable Development, INRA, UR0050 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de lEnvironnement, Avenue des Etangs, F-11100, Narbonne, France
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Eric Lichtfouse, PhD
Chief Editor, Agronomy for Sustainable Development, INRA, UMR1347 Agroécologie, INRA, 17, rue Sully, F-21000, Dijon, France
Articles (20 in this collection)
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Modular structure of web-based decision support systems for integrated pest management. A review
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Integrating ecological engineering and ecological intensification from management practices to ecosystem services into a generic framework: a review
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How to implement biodiversity-based agriculture to enhance ecosystem services: a review
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
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Metaheuristics for agricultural land use optimization. A review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
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Agroecology and the design of climate change-resilient farming systems
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
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Managing ditches for agroecological engineering of landscape. A review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
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Ecological principles underlying the increase of productivity achieved by cereal-grain legume intercrops in organic farming. A review
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Agroecological management of cucurbit-infesting fruit fly: a review
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Multiple cropping systems as drivers for providing multiple ecosystem services: from concepts to design
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
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Deliberative processes for comprehensive evaluation of agroecological models. A review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
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Understanding and managing soil biodiversity: a major challenge in agroecology
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
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