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The ecology of agroecosystems / John H. Vandermeer.
LIBRA S589.7 .V36 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vandermeer, John H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agricultural ecology.
- Food--Quality--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Food.
- Soil chemistry.
- Food--Quality.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 387 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2011]
- Contents:
- Three vignettes: setting the stage
- Constructivism and the evolution of agriculture
- Competition and facilitation among plants: intercropping, weeds, fire, and the plow
- Soils and the emergence of the industrial approach
- The biology of the soil and the emergence of an ecological vision
- The problem of pests: herbivory, disease ecology and biological control
- Biodiversity, imperialism, and agricultural landscapes
- Toward a sustainable future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780763771539
- 0763771538
- OCLC:
- 428024665
- Publisher Number:
- 99936668596
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