2023-01-192023-01-192022WINDSOR, Fredric M. et al. Network science: applications for sustainable agroecosystems and food security. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, Barcelona, v. 20, n. 2, p. 79-90, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.pecon.2022.03.001 . Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064422000220?via%3Dihub. Acesso em: 12 jan. 2023. 2530-0644http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/21766The global challenge of feeding two billion more people by 2050, using more sustainable agriculturalpractices whilst dealing with uncertainties associated with environmental change, requires a transfor-mation of food systems. We present a new perspective for how advances in network science can providenovel ways to better understand, harness, and restore multiple ecological processes in agricultural envi-ronments. We describe: (i) a network-focused framework for managing agro-ecosystems that accountsfor the multiple interactions between biodiversity and associated ecosystem services; (ii) guidance forincorporating socio-economic factors into ecological networks; and (iii) the potential to upscale networkmethods to inform efforts to build resilience, including global food-supply chains. In doing so we aim tofacilitate the application of network science as a systems-based way to tackle the challenges of securingan equitable distribution of food.engAcesso Abertohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/AgricultureResilienceaBiodiversityCropsEcological networksSocial networksFood productionArtigohttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2022.03.001