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BRIAN SCHULTZ recently completed his Ph.D. in agricultural ecology at the University of Michigan, on "Ecological Aspects of Stability in Polycultures Versus Sets of Monocultures of Annual Crops". He is currently in Nicaragua studying nonchemical methods of controlling insect pests in cotton ecosystems.
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Schultz, B.B. Sociopolitical implications of stability in agriculture. Agric Hum Values 2, 60–62 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01530552
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