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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Table of Contents:
  • 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