摘要生态生产力一词是由草地生态生产力衍发而来。草地生态生产力（ecological productivity of grassland）是“在不破坏生态系统的健康状态下所表现的生产水平”[1]。笔者于1992年心[1]提出这一概念以来，得到广泛认同。近来就当前农业生产中所遇到的问题，深感有进一步加以界定，并给以伦理学诠释的必要。
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