The ecology of agroecosystems
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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