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Title: Threats to Sustainability in Intensified Agricultural Systems: Analysis and Implications for Management.

Authors: Trenbath, B. R., G. R. Conway, and I. A. Craig.

Citation: Trenbath, B. R., G. R. Conway, and I. A. Craig. 1989. Threats to Sustainability in Intensified Agricultural Systems: Analysis and Implications for Management. In: Agroecology: Researching the Ecological Basis for Sustainable Agriculture. Editor: S. R. Gliessman, 337-65. Springer-Verlag.

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