Agroecosystems Analysis Reading List 2014

Defining Agroecology

Swinton, Scott. 2008. Reimagining farms as managed ecosystems. Choices. 23(2): 28-31.
Gliessman, S. 2004. Chapter 2, Agroecology and agroecosystems. In D. Rickerl and C. Francis, (ed.) Agroecosystems Analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Madison , WI .
Flora, C. Chapter 7, Community dynamics and social capital. In D. Rickerl and C. Francis, (ed.) Agroecosystems Analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Madison , WI .
Kirschenmann, F. Chapter 11, Ecological morality: a new ethic for agriculture. In D. Rickerl and C. Francis, (ed.) Agroecosystems Analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Madison , WI .
Leopold, Aldo. 1993. The farmer as a conservationist. In S. L. Flader and J. Baird Callicott, (ed.) The river of the mother of God and other essays. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison , WI .
Francis, C.A. and Porter, P. 2011. Ecology in sustainable agriculture practices and systems. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 30:1, 64-73 DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2011.554353. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2011.554353
Francis, C., M. Miller, M. Anderson, N. Creamer, M. Wander, J. Park, T. Green, and B. McCown. 2013. Food webs and food sovereignty: Research agenda for sustainability. J of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. http://dx.doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2013.034.010

Conway, G. 1990. Concepts. Ch 2. In Agroecosystem analysis for research and concepts. Winrock Int. Inst. for Agriculture. Morrilton, AK .
Bland, B. and M. Bell. 2007. A holon approach to agroecology. International J of Agric Sustainability. 5(4):280-294
Vissar, J. 2000. Wealth creation wheel.
Francis, C. 2005. Cobweb polygons (spider diagrams) for visual display of sustainability.

Rickerl and Francis. Chapter 1, Multidimensional thinking: a prerequisite to agroecology. In D. Rickerl and C. Francis, (ed.) Agroecosystems Analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.
Francis, Salomonsson, Lieblein, and Helenius. Chapter 10, Serving multiple needs with rural landscapes and agricultural systems. In D. Rickerl and C. Francis, (ed.) Agroecosystems Analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.
Nicholls, C.I. and Altieri, M.A. 2004. Chapter 4, Designing species-rich, pest-suppressive agroecosystems through habitat management. In D. Rickerl and C. Francis, (ed.) Agroecosystems Analysis. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.
Feinberg, M. and R. Willers. 2012. The moral roots of environmental attitudes. Psychological Sci. 24: 56-62. DOI 10.1177/0956797612449177.