The ecology of agroecosystems

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vandermeer, John H. (Author)
Format: Book
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 
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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 Agricultural ecology 
650 0 |a Food   |x Quality   |x Moral and ethical aspects 
650 0 |a Soil chemistry 
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