Agroecology and agroecosystem analysis are not the same as sustainable agriculture, though the use of agroecosystem analysis may help a farming system ensure its viability.
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Cover crops are of interest in sustainable agriculture as many of them improve the sustainability of agroecosystem attributes and may also indirectly improve qualities of neighboring natural ecosystems.
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Interactions within phytobiomes are dynamic and profoundly affect plant and agroecosystem health, which in turn impacts soil fertility, crop yields, and food quality and safety.
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When referring to an agroecosystem, if one parameter is out of balance, this could lead to an unproductive cropping season and loss of income and / or livelihood.
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As opposed to disciplines that are concerned with only one or some of these properties, agroecologists see all four properties as interconnected and integral to the success of an agroecosystem.
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One major difference between Koestler's holon and the holon idea developed for agroecosystem analysis is that the latter can only be defined as a holon if it has intentionality.
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When conducting an agroecosystem analysis, the analyst should approach the farm as the farm itself and the " ecology of contexts " in which the farm and the farmer function.
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He analysed the different components ( plants, animals, soils and climate ) and their interactions within an agroecosystem as well as the impact of human agricultural management on these components.
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Every time a person involved in agriculture evaluates their situation to identify methods to make the system function in a way that better suits their interests, they are performing an agroecosystem analysis.
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When an analyst accepts the task of analyzing the agroecosystem, first and foremost, it must be approached as to incorporate all elements involved and should derive questions that should be answered.
