The ecology of agroecosystems

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vandermeer, John H.
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2011.
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245 1 4 |a The ecology of agroecosystems   |c John H. Vandermeer. 
260 |a Sudbury, MA:   |b Jones and Bartlett Publishers,   |c 2011. 
300 |a xv, 387 p.:   |b ill.;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Three vignettes: setting the stage -- 2. Constructivism and the evolution of agriculture -- 3. Competition and facilitation among plants: intercropping -- 4. Weeds, fire, and the plow -- 5. Soils and the emergence of the industrial approach -- 6. The biology of the soil and the emergence of an ecological vision -- 7. The problem of pests-herbivory, disease ecology and biological control -- 8. Biodiversity, imperialism, and agricultural landscapes -- 9. Toward a sustainable future 
650 0 |a Food --   |x Quality --   |x Moral and ethical aspects  
650 0 |a Agricultural ecology  
650 0 |a Soil chemistry  
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