農業の強化と生態系の特性
P A Matson1, W J Parton, A G Power
1Ecosystem Sciences Division, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 29, 2010
まとめ
農業の強化は食料生産を増加させるが,生態系を変化させる. 生態学に基づいた管理は,持続可能な農業を強化し,環境被害を減らすことができます.
科学分野:
- 農業科学 農業科学とは
- エコロジー エコロジー エコロジー
- 環境科学 環境科学
背景:
- 世界の農業の拡大と強化は,環境変化の主要な原動力である.
- 現代の農業は,高収量品種,肥料,灌,農薬を通じて,食料生産を大幅に増加させました.
- これらの慣行は,生態系の動態,資源の利用可能性を変化させ,環境への悪影響につながる可能性があります.
研究 の 目的:
- 農業の強化による環境への影響を強調する.
- 持続可能な代替手段として,生態学に基づく管理を導入する.
- 食糧生産と生態学的健康のバランスをとる戦略を提唱する.
主な方法:
- 現在の農業慣行とその環境への影響の見直し
- 生物学的相互作用と資源の利用可能性の変化の分析.
- 持続可能性のための生態学に基づく管理戦略の評価.
主要な成果:
- 増強の慣行は,生態系と資源の利用可能性に大きな影響を及ぼします.
- ネガティブな環境的影響は,地方,地域,そして地球規模で発生する可能性があります.
- 生態学に基づいた管理は,持続可能な農業への道筋を提供します.
結論:
- 持続可能な農業生産には,生態学的原則を統合する必要があります.
- 生態学に基づいた管理は,農耕の現場外の環境的影響を軽減することができます.
- 強化と生態学的配慮のバランスをとることは,長期的な食糧安全保障と環境の健康にとって極めて重要です.
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