LEADER 04089nam 22006255 450 001 9910627260903321 005 20230810175449.0 010 $a9783031074349$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031074332 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-07434-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7109683 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7109683 035 $a(CKB)25116181500041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-07434-9 035 $a(PPN)265861381 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925116181500041 100 $a20221012d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiodiversity, Functional Ecosystems and Sustainable Food Production /$fedited by Charis M. Galanakis 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (358 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Galanakis, Charis M. Biodiversity, Functional Ecosystems and Sustainable Food Production Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783031074332 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Agro-biodiversity across the food chain -- 2. Emerging risks to plant health -- 3. Future-proofing Plants against Climate Change- A path to ensure Sustainable Food Systems -- 4. The role of Integrated Pest Management for sustainable food production: The soybean example -- 5. (Alternative approaches to pesticide use): Plant-derived pesticides -- 6. Antimicrobial use in animal food production -- 7. Impacts of environment-friendly unit operations on the functional properties of bee pollen -- 8. Microbiome applications for sustainable food systems -- 9. Healthier and sustainable food systems: integrating underutilized crops in a ?Theory of Change Approach -- 10. Alternative proteins for food and feed. 330 $aIn recent decades, practices like the cultivation of a few high-yielding crop varieties on a large scale, the application of heavy machinery and continued mechanization of agriculture, the removal of natural habitats, and the application of pesticides and synthetics have resulted in the simplification of agro-ecosystems. This has enabled a substantial increase in food production but has at the same time transformed landscapes. Indeed, there is a concern that a decline in biodiversity has affected microbiome activities that support processes across soils, plants, animals, the marine environment, and humans. Although they have increased food production, the above practices cannot be considered sustainable in long-term applications. Biodiversity, Functional Ecosystems, and Sustainable Food Production explore ecosystems in terms of crop and animal production, pest and disease control, nutrient cycling, and soil fertility. Chapters range from agro-biodiversity to antimicrobial use in animal food production to microbiome applications for sustainable food systems and the impacts of environment-friendly unit operations on the functional properties of bee pollen. By examining such topics about each other, the text emphasizes how food production, ecosystem function, food quality, and consumer health are all interconnected. 606 $aBiotic communities 606 $aFood science 606 $aBiodiversity 606 $aEnvironmental sciences$xSocial aspects 606 $aEcosystems 606 $aFood Science 606 $aBiodiversity 606 $aEnvironmental Social Sciences 615 0$aBiotic communities. 615 0$aFood science. 615 0$aBiodiversity. 615 0$aEnvironmental sciences$xSocial aspects. 615 14$aEcosystems. 615 24$aFood Science. 615 24$aBiodiversity. 615 24$aEnvironmental Social Sciences. 676 $a631.58 676 $a631.58 702 $aGalanakis$b Charis M. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910627260903321 996 $aBiodiversity, functional ecosystems and sustainable food production$93052808 997 $aUNINA