Agroecology: the ecology of sustainable food systems

Content: Sec. I.  Introduction to agroecology. Case for fundamental change in agriculture 
 Agroecology and the agroecosystem concept --
Sec. II.  Plants and abiotic factors of the environment. The plant 
 Light 
 Temperature 
 Humidity and rainfall 
 Wind 
 Soil 
 Water in the soil 
 Fire --
Sec. III.  A more complete autecological perspective. Biotic factors 
 The environmental complex 
 Heterotrophic organisms --
Sec. IV.  System-level interactions. Population ecology of agroecosystems 
 Genetic resources in agroecosystems 
 Species interactions in crop communities 
 Agroecosystem diversity 
 Disturbance, succession, and agroecosystem management 
 Animals in agroecosystems 
 Energetics of agroecosystems 
 Landscape diversity --
Sec. V.  The transition to sustainability. Converting to ecologically based management 
 Indicators of sustainability --
Sec. VI.  Bringing about a sustainable world food system. Agriculture, society, and agroecology 
 Community and culture in the remaking of the food system 
 From sustainable agroecosystems to a sustainable food system.