TY - BOOK AU - Vandermeer,John H. TI - The ecology of agroecosystems / John H. Vandermeer SN - 9780763771539 AV - S589.7 V36 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Sudbury, Mass. PB - Jones and Bartlett Publishers KW - Agricultural ecology KW - Food KW - Quality--Moral and ethical aspects KW - Soil chemistry N1 - 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 ER -