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From the corn belt to the Gulf [electronic resource] : societal and environmental implications of alternative agricultural futures / edited by Joan Iverson Nassauer, Mary V. Santelmann, and Donald Scavia.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Resources for the Future, c2007.Description: xiv, 223 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)ISBN:
  • 9781936331406
Other title:
  • Societal and environmental implications of alternative agricultural futures
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: From the corn belt to the Gulf.; No titleOnline resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. Introduction : policy insights from integrated assessments and alternative futures / Donald Scavia and Joan Iverson Nassauer -- 2. Corn belt landscapes and hypoxia of the Gulf of Mexico / R. Eugene Turner ... [et al.] -- 3. Changing societal expectations for environmental benefits from agricultural policy / Joan Iverson Nassauer and Catherine L. Kling -- 4. Alternative scenarios for future Iowa agricultural landscapes / Joan Iverson Nassauer, Robert C. Corry, and Richard M. Cruse -- 5. Economic implications / Colette U. Coiner ... [et al.] -- 6. Farmers' perceptions / Joan Iverson Nassauer, Robert C. Corry, and Jennifer A. Dowdell --7. Water quality / Kellie B. Vaché, Joseph M. Eilers, and Mary V. Santelmann -- 8. Plant diversity / Mary V. Santelmann ... [et al.] -- 9. Butterfly responses / Diane M. Debinski ... [et al.] -- 10. Amphibian population dynamics / Heather L. Rustigian, Mary V. Santelmann, and Nathan H. Schumaker -- 11. Impacts on mammal communities : a spatially explicit model / Mark E. Clark ... [et al.] -- 12. Impacts on mammal communities : landscape metrics / Robert C. Corry -- 13. Wildlife habitat / Kathryn Freemark Lindsay ... [et al.] --14. An integrated assessment of alternative futures for corn belt agriculture / Mary V. Santelmann ... [et al.] --15. Improving water quality from the corn belt to the Gulf / Donald Scavia ... [et al.] -- 16. Agricultural policy choices / Otto C. Doering ... [et al.].
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"An RFF Press book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-219) and index.

1. Introduction : policy insights from integrated assessments and alternative futures / Donald Scavia and Joan Iverson Nassauer -- 2. Corn belt landscapes and hypoxia of the Gulf of Mexico / R. Eugene Turner ... [et al.] -- 3. Changing societal expectations for environmental benefits from agricultural policy / Joan Iverson Nassauer and Catherine L. Kling -- 4. Alternative scenarios for future Iowa agricultural landscapes / Joan Iverson Nassauer, Robert C. Corry, and Richard M. Cruse -- 5. Economic implications / Colette U. Coiner ... [et al.] -- 6. Farmers' perceptions / Joan Iverson Nassauer, Robert C. Corry, and Jennifer A. Dowdell --7. Water quality / Kellie B. Vaché, Joseph M. Eilers, and Mary V. Santelmann -- 8. Plant diversity / Mary V. Santelmann ... [et al.] -- 9. Butterfly responses / Diane M. Debinski ... [et al.] -- 10. Amphibian population dynamics / Heather L. Rustigian, Mary V. Santelmann, and Nathan H. Schumaker -- 11. Impacts on mammal communities : a spatially explicit model / Mark E. Clark ... [et al.] -- 12. Impacts on mammal communities : landscape metrics / Robert C. Corry -- 13. Wildlife habitat / Kathryn Freemark Lindsay ... [et al.] --14. An integrated assessment of alternative futures for corn belt agriculture / Mary V. Santelmann ... [et al.] --15. Improving water quality from the corn belt to the Gulf / Donald Scavia ... [et al.] -- 16. Agricultural policy choices / Otto C. Doering ... [et al.].

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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