Benthic Microinvertibrates (BMI)
There are a number of good reasons to use BMI to measure water quality. First, sampling and analysis can be accomplished using simple and inexpensive equipment. Second, identification of BMI organisms is well-known and third. there are many well-developed tools for analysis. By analyzing the composition of the BMI community in a stream and determining [...]
Soil Health
Soil health may be thought of as the capacity of a soil to be used productively without adversely effecting the soil functions that enable crop production in the future or the quality of the environment. The term soil health commonly is used interchangeably with the term soil quality. Soil health emphasizes integrating and optimizing the [...]
Ecoagriculture in the Torres Region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Tradeoffs or Synergies?
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Ecoagriculture in the Torres Region of Rio Grande do Sul – Ecosystem Service Measures
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Ecoagriculture in the Torres Region of Rio Grande do Sul – Production and Income Measures
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Ecoagriculture in the Torres Region of Rio Grande do Sul – The Study Methods
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Measures of Water Quality
Water quality describes the study of the physical, biological, and chemical characterstics of water in order to determine whether it meets the needs of a particular purpose (i.e. drinking, irrigation, bathing). Therefore, assessing water quality is a valuable way of determining the health of an ecosystem. Many factors affect water quality. We have chosen a [...]
Ecoagriculture in the Torres Region of Rio Grande do Sul – The Setting and Situation
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Criterion C5: Resilience to degradation
In a well-functioning ecoagriculture landscape, productive areas do not degrade nearby natural areas or aquatic resources upon which ecosystem health and ecosystem integrity depend. The landscape is sufficiently resilient, ecologically and socially, to resist degradation and promote restoration. Thus, biodiversity is conserved and crop productivity and human well-being are sustained. Normally, productive agricultural areas tend [...]
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