Forest bolsters bird abundance, pest control and coffee yield

Efforts to maximise crop yields are fuelling agricultural intensification, exacerbating the biodiversity crisis. Low‐intensity agricultural practices, however, may not sacrifice yields if they support biodiversity‐driven ecosystem services. We quantified the value native predators provide to farmers...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology letters 2013-11, Vol.16 (11), p.1339-1347
Hauptverfasser:	Karp, Daniel S, Mendenhall, Chase D, Sandí, Randi Figueroa, Chaumont, Nicolas, Ehrlich, Paul R, Hadly, Elizabeth A, Daily, Gretchen C, Lawler, Joshua
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural production Agriculture Agriculture - economics agro-forestry Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals bat Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences bird Birds Birds - physiology Chiroptera Coffea - physiology Coffee Coleoptera - physiology conservation biological control Control Costa Rica countryside biogeography crop yield DNA ecosystem services farmers feces Forestry forests Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General agroecology General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping General agronomy. Plant production General aspects General forest ecology Generalities Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development Generalities. Production, biomass. Quality of wood and forest products. General forest ecology habitats Hypothenemus hampei income insect pests landscape complexity Male natural enemies Pest control Pest Control, Biological Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection plantations Population Density predators Protozoa. Invertebrates Trees tropical forest
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