Agroforestry systems and environmental quality: Introduction

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 784-790

  Nair, P K Ramachandran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM; ALLOMETRIC EQUATIONS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATIONS; BROAD SPECTRUM; BUFFER STRIP; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DATA SETS; ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FIELD PLOT; INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; REPEATED MEASURES; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL SAMPLING; STATISTICAL TOOLS; SURFACE TRANSPORT; VECTOR ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESEARCH; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOILS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RESERVOIR; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TREE; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FORESTRY; SOIL; TREES; WATER SUPPLY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; RESEARCH; RESERVOIRS; SOIL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955488280     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0076     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Buresh, R.J., E.C. Rowe, S.J. Livesley, G. Cadish, and P. Mafongoya. 2004. Opportunities for capture of deep soil nutrients. p. 109-125. In M. van Noordwijk et al. (ed.) Below- ground interactions in tropical agroecosystems: Concepts and models with multi-plant components. CABI, Wallingford, UK.
2. Dube, F.L., N.V. Thevathasan, E. Zagal, A.M. Gordon, N.B. Stolpe, and M. Espinosa. 2011. Carbon sequestration potential of silvopastoral and other land use systems in the Chilean Patagonia. In B.M. Kumar and P.K.R. Nair (ed.) Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems: Opportunities and challenges. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (in press).
3. Garrett, H.E. (ed.) 2009. North American agroforestry: An integrated science and practice. 2nd ed. ASA, Madison, WI.
4. Hou, Q., L.J. Young, J.R. Brandle, and M.M. Schoeneberger. 2011. A spatial model approach for assessing windbreak growth and carbon stocks. J. Environ. Qual. 40:842-852 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0098
5. Howlett, D.S., M.R. Mosquera-Losada, P.K.R. Nair, V.D. Nair, and A. Rigueiro-Rodríguez. 2011. Soil carbon storage in silvopastoral systems and a treeless pasture in northwestern Spain. J. Environ. Qual. 40:825-832 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0145
6. Isaac, M.E., and A.A. Kimaro. 2011. Diagnosis of nutrient imbalances with vector analysis in agroforestry systems. J. Environ. Qual. 40:860-866 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0144.
7. Jose, S. 2009. Agroforestry for ecosystem services and environmental benefits: An overview. Agrofor. Syst. 76:1-10. doi:10.1007/s10457-009-9229-7
8. Kort, J., L. Poppy, A.M. Gordon, and L. Caron (ed.). 2009. Temperate agroforestry: When trees and crops get together. Special issue. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 131(1-2). doi:10.1016/j.agee.2008.12.001
9. Kumar, B.M., and P.K.R. Nair (ed.) 2011. Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems: Opportunities and challenges. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (in press).
10. Lin, C.-H., R.N. Lerch, K.W. Goyne, and H.E. Garrett. 2011. Reducing herbicides and veterinary antibiotics losses from agroecosystems using vegetative buffers. J. Environ. Qual. 40:791-799 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0141.
11. López-Díaz, M.L., V. Rolo, and G. Moreno. 2011. Trees' role in nitrogen leaching after organic, mineral fertilization: A greenhouse experiment. J. Environ. Qual. 40:853-859 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0165
12. Lugo, A.E., E. Cuevas, and M.J. Sanchez. 1990. Nutrients and mass in litter and soil of ten tropical tree plantations. Plant Soil 125:263-280. doi:10.1007/BF00010665
13. Michel, G.-A., V.D. Nair, and P.K.R. Nair. 2007. Silvopasture for reducing phosphorus loss from subtropical sandy soils. Plant Soil 297:267-276. doi:10.1007/s11104-007-9352-z
14. Montagnini, F. (ed.) 2005. Environmental services of agroforestry. Food Products Press, Binghamton, NY.
15. Montagnini, F., W. Francesconi, and E. Rossi (ed.) 2011. Agroforestry as a tool for landscape restoration. Nova Science, New York.
16. Moser, E.B., A.M. Saxton, and S.R. Pezeshki. 1990. Repeated measures analysis of variance: Application to tree research. Can. J. For. Res. 20:524-535. doi:10.1139/x90-069
17. Moriasi, D.N., J.L. Steiner, and J.G. Arnold. 2011. Sediment measurement and transport modeling: Impact of riparian and filter strip buffers. J. Environ. Qual. 40:807-814 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0066.
18. Nair, P.K.R. 2001. Do tropical homegardens elude science, or is it the other way around? Agrofor. Syst. 53:239-245. doi:10.1023/A:1013388806993
19. Nair, P.K.R., A.M. Gordon, and M.-R. Mosquera-Losada. 2008. Agroforestry. p. 101-110. In S.E. Jorgensen and B.D. Faith (ed.) Encyclopedia of ecology. Vol. 1. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.
20. Nair, P.K.R., V.D. Nair, B.M. Kumar, and J. Showalter. 2010. Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems. Adv. Agron. 108:237-307. doi:10.1016/S0065-2113(10)08005-3
21. Nair, V.D., and D.A. Graetz. 2004. Agroforestry as an approach to minimizing nutrient loss from heavily fertilized soils: The Florida experience. Agrofor. Syst. 61-62:269-279. doi:10.1023/B:AGFO.0000029004.03475.1d
22. OSS. 2008. The Great Green Wall initiative for the Sahara and the Sahel. Introductory Note 3. Sahara and Sahel Observatory, Tunis, Tunisia. Available at http://www.oss-online.org/pdf/imv-en.pdf (verified 22 Mar. 2011).
23. Peichl, M., N.V. Thevathasan, A.M. Gordon, J. Huss, and R. Abohassan. 2006. Carbon sequestration potentials in temperate tree-based intercropping systems, southern Ontario, Canada. Agrofor. Syst. 66:243-257. doi:10.1007/s10457-005-0361-8
24. Sanchez, P.A. 1995. Science in agroforestry. Agrofor. Syst. 30:5-55. doi:10.1007/BF00708912
25. Schroth, G., and J.A. McNeely (ed.) 2011. Biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and livelihoods in tropical landscapes: Towards a common agenda. Special issue. Environ. Manage. (in press).
26. Schroth, G., and F.L. Sinclair (ed.). 2004. Trees, crops and soil fertility. CABI, Wallingford, UK.
27. Schultz, R.C., T.M. Isenhart, J.P. Colletti, W.W. Simpkins, R.P. Udawatta, and P.L. Schultz. 2009. Riparian and upland buffer practices. p. 163-218. In H.E. Garret (ed.) North American agroforestry: An integrated science and practice. 2nd ed. ASA, Madison, WI.
28. Stamps, W.T., and M.J. Linit. 1999. The problem of experimental design in temperate agroforestry. Agrofor. Syst. 44:187-196. doi:10.1023/A:1006215130892
29. Stern, R.D., R. Coe, E.F. Allan, and I.C. Dale (ed.) 2004. Good statistical practice for natural resources research. CABI, Wallingford, UK.
30. Tonucci, R.G., P.K.R. Nair, V.D. Nair, R. Garcia, and F.S. Bernardino. 2011. Soil carbon storage in silvopasture and related land-use systems in the Brazilian Cerrado. J. Environ. Qual. 40:833-841 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0162
31. Udawatta, R.P., H.E. Garrett, and R. Kallenbach. 2011. Agroforestry buffers for nonpoint source pollution reductions from agricultural watersheds. J. Environ. Qual. 40:800-806 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0168
32. UNEP. 2004. Global Environment Outlook 3: Past, present and future perspectives. United Nations Development Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. Available at http://www.unep.org/geo/geo3/english/pdfs/prelims.pdf (verified 22 Mar. 2011).
33. van Noordwijk, M., G. Cadish, and C.K. Ong (ed.) 2004. Below-ground interactions in tropical agroecosystems: Concepts and models with multiplant components. CABI, Wallingford, UK.
34. Yan, Q.L., J.J. Zhu, Z.B. Hu, and O.J. Sun. 2011. Environmental impacts of shelter forests in Horqin Sandy Land, China. J. Environ. Qual. 40:815-824 (this issue). doi:10.2134/jeq2010.0137