Offering step-by-step guidance for structured investigation, Field and Laboratory Investigations in Agroecology, covers the topics of environmental factors, population dynamics in soil systems, interspecific interactions in cropping communities, farm and field systems, and food system studies. This edition facilitates hands-on, experiential learning that involves close observation, creative interpretation, and constant questioning of findings. It includes investigations that represent a broad geographical area, with more temperate and fewer tropical examples. Instructions on record-keeping, datasheets, and statistical analyses make this is an ideal reference.