Natural systems as models for the design of sustainable systems of land use J. J. Ewel OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 21
The dehesa system of southern Spain and Portugal as a natural ecosystem mimic R. JoffreS. RambalJ. P. Ratte OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 79
Multispecies cropping systems in India: Predictions of their productivity, stability, resilience and ecological sustainability B. R. Trenbath OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 107
Why tree-crop interactions in agroforestry appear at odds with tree-grass interactions in tropical savannahs C. K. OngR. R. B. Leakey OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 129
Can the ecosystem mimic hypotheses be applied to farms in African savannahs? M. van NoordwijkC. K. Ong OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 158
Soil community composition and ecosystem processes: Comparing agricultural ecosystems with natural ecosystems D. A. Neher OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 185
The problem of irrigated horticulture: matching the biophysical efficiency with the economic efficiency R. J. Stirzaker OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 202
Towards achieving functional ecosystem mimicry with respect to water cycling in southern Australian agriculture T. J. HattonR. A. Nulsen OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 214
Nutrient cycling and growth in forest ecosystems of south western Australia: Relevance to agricultural landscapes P. F. GriersonM. A. Adams OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 244
Assessing the performance of woody plants in uptake and utilisation of carbon, water and nutrients: Implications for designing agricultural mimic systems J. S. PateT. E. Dawson OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 275
Agroforestry for water management in the cropping zone of southern Australia E. C. LefroyR. J. Stirzaker OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 302
Application of the ecosystem mimic concept to the species-rich Banksia woodlands of Western Australia J. S. PateT. L. Bell OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 341
Can agricultural management emulate natural ecosystems in recharge control in south eastern Australia? F. X. DuninJ. WilliamsB. A. Keating OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 364
Designing mimics from incomplete data sets: salmon gum woodland and heathland ecosystems in South West Australia R. J. HobbsM. H. O'Connor OriginalPaper Pages: 365 - 394
Social and economic challenges in the development of complex farming systems D. J. Pannell OriginalPaper Pages: 395 - 411
Can we bring about a perennuially peopled and productive countryside? J. B. Passioura OriginalPaper Pages: 413 - 423
What can agriculture learn from natural ecosystems? E. C. LefroyR. J. HobbsJ. S. Pate OriginalPaper Pages: 425 - 438