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Network science: Applications for sustainable agroecosystems and food security
- Source :
- Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, Vol 20, Iss 2, Pp 79-90 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2022.
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Abstract
- The global challenge of feeding two billion more people by 2050, using more sustainable agricultural practices whilst dealing with uncertainties associated with environmental change, requires a transformation of food systems. We present a new perspective for how advances in network science can provide novel ways to better understand, harness, and restore multiple ecological processes in agricultural environments. We describe: (i) a network-focused framework for managing agro-ecosystems that accounts for the multiple interactions between biodiversity and associated ecosystem services; (ii) guidance for incorporating socio-economic factors into ecological networks; and (iii) the potential to upscale network methods to inform efforts to build resilience, including global food-supply chains. In doing so we aim to facilitate the application of network science as a systems-based way to tackle the challenges of securing an equitable distribution of food.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25300644
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.1d4143a5d42a412791f708735b8dd120
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2022.03.001