Glossary of basic agroecological terms, Chapter V
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- Coprophage: it is called coprophage to the organisms that feed on the excrements, as is the case of some insects that can be seen in livestock ecosystems and that are vulgarly known as dung beetles, the action of these insects allow the manure to decompose efficiently, since, they crumble and bury the feces, it could help the fertility of the soil.
- Harvest: this term is used in agriculture to refer to the collection of agricultural items obtained, it could be said that it is an agronomic task and through it, the yield of crops can be measured in a certain period of time.
- Desertification: this term is used to refer to lands that were once productive and that due to some zootechnical processes (overgrazing) or climatic (prolonged droughts) the land becomes desert and unproductive due to erosion.
- Population dynamics: in agricultural ecosystems, when we talk about population dynamics, it is to refer to the changes that a plant species undergoes in a certain space, for example, the mechanism of dispersion of some species called weeds in foraging ecosystems.
- Erosion: erosion can cause desertification of soils, since it refers to the entrainment of soil particles by factors such as rain and wind, that's why it's important to keep the soil covered with plant species. -Esciófilo: existen plantas que requieren de sombra para su buen desarrollo como es el caso del cultivo de café, a las especies vegetales que requieren este tipo de condiciones se le conoce como Esciófilo.
- Flora: this term is used to refer to the set of plant species found in a certain ecosystem.
- Photoperiod: refers to the time in which plants receive sunlight, there are plants of long days, which need more light and plants of short days that need less light.
- Habitat: It is a space or place where a group of plant species that adapt to well-defined climatic conditions develops, for example, plants that develop in tropical habitats.
- Halophytes: this term is used to refer to plants that develop in saline soils, that is, with high concentrations of salts.
- Insecticides: they are chemical substances that allow insects to be controlled, they can be of natural origin or synthetic, the use of these substances of synthetic origin can cause imbalances in ecosystems.
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| Bibliographic references |
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Rodríguez, J; Gutiérrez, E and Rodríguez, H. (2010). Dynamics of grazing systems. Threshing. D.F: Mexico.
School of Agroecology (2009). Compendium on agroecology. Volume II. Venezuela.
Urbano, T. (2008). Engineering of plant production. Mundi-Press. Madrid: Spain.
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