In search of meadowlarks : birds, farms, and food in harmony with the land /

Marzluff, John M.,

In search of meadowlarks : birds, farms, and food in harmony with the land / John M. Marzluff. - xiv, 337 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-310) and index.

Meadowlarks in decline -- Heritage -- Not that much -- Harmony out of necessity -- Working birds -- Organics on the Oxbow -- Tres amigos -- A farm in the wilderness -- The luxury of meat -- Cows as tools -- A cattleman turns conservationist -- Extinction and evolution -- What can we do?.

An ornithologist's personal look at farming practices that finds practical solutions for sustainable food production compatible with bird and wildlife conservation.

0300237146 9780300237146

2019947769


Agricultural ecology.
Birds--Conservation.
Sustainable agriculture.
Agricultural conservation.
Wildlife conservation.
Agriculture--Environmental aspects--North America.
Bird populations--North America.
Birds--Habitat--Conservation--North America.

S589.7 / .M378 2020

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