General agriculture

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Drainage water

Agriculture; General agriculture

Any water, usually precipitation or irrigation water, that enters, interacts with, and then leaves a landscape.

Ballast water

Agriculture; General agriculture

Fresh or salt water taken in and released by ships to improve their stability. Organisms transported from one port to another may become invasive species (pests).

Excess water from a meteorological event which has limited interaction with the landscape and flows to surface water or to drainage systems. Stormwater causes an increase in stream flow above that of ...

Agroforestry

Agriculture; General agriculture

An agroforestry system is a form of multiple land use where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, bamboos, palm trees, woody lianas) are grown on the same land management unit with crops and/or animals.

Agroecosystems

Agriculture; General agriculture

A system where communities of plants, microbes and animals inhabiting farmed land, pastures, grasslands or rangelands, interact with each other and their physical environment.

Agroecology

Agriculture; General agriculture

The design, development and management of sustainable agroecosystems based on the application of ecological principles while considering existing social, cultural, and economic factors of farming ...

Intensive farming

Agriculture; General agriculture

A system of raising crops and animals, usually on small parcels of land, where a comparatively large amount of production inputs or labour are used per acre. Compare extensive farming.