Vandermeer, John H. <br/><br/>
The ecology of agroecosystems / 
John H. Vandermeer. 
 - Sudbury, Mass. :  Jones and Bartlett Publishers,  2011. 
 - xv, 387 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780763771539 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Agricultural ecology.<br/>Food--Quality--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Soil chemistry.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>630