In the last 20 years Central American coffee production has drastically increased causing many farmers to accept and utilize monospecific stands, and either reduce or completely eliminate shade trees from coffee plantations. This study examined how a range of different shade and sun plantations affect avian diversity, and the role of avian insectivores on arthropod coffee herbivory. Avian diversity was studied at four sites: simple sun, complex sun, simple shade and complex shade. Avian insectivorous activity was measured from distinct peck-marks on non-toxic artificial caterpillars. Shannon-Weiner diversity indices found species diversity to be highest in complex shade (H’ = 3.34) and lowest in simple sun (H’= 2.27). However, avian dive...
Understanding how species functional traits relate to the delivery of ecosystem services is essentia...
textHabitat loss and fragmentation are the main drivers of biodiversity loss, especially in the trop...
Complex agroforestry systems are suggested as a possible solution to reduce the effects of deforesta...
In the last 20 years Central American coffee production has drastically increased causing many farme...
Conversion of forest to agricultural plots, plantations, and pastureland is one of the top two reaso...
Three coffee farms were studied to determine avian feeding guild diversity differences between sun-g...
Shade-grown coffee has received much attention for providing bird habitat in tropical regions. Withi...
Agricultural expansion to meet rising crop demand is one of the greatest threats to terrestrial biod...
Shade coffee plantations may have similar or higher bird diversity levels than natural forest. Howev...
Coffee is one of the most important crops in tropical regions of the world, where areas suited for i...
AbstractAgricultural expansion to meet rising crop demand is one of the greatest threats to terrestr...
Costa Rica has experienced a history of high deforestation rates and has become a focus for the regi...
The addition of a specific group of rapid-growth shade tree species to coffee in monoculture, or the...
Agricultural landscapes are receiving increased attention for their potential to contribute to biodi...
The coffee (coffea arabica) agro-ecosystem in the Central Valley of Costa Rica was formerly characte...
Understanding how species functional traits relate to the delivery of ecosystem services is essentia...
textHabitat loss and fragmentation are the main drivers of biodiversity loss, especially in the trop...
Complex agroforestry systems are suggested as a possible solution to reduce the effects of deforesta...
In the last 20 years Central American coffee production has drastically increased causing many farme...
Conversion of forest to agricultural plots, plantations, and pastureland is one of the top two reaso...
Three coffee farms were studied to determine avian feeding guild diversity differences between sun-g...
Shade-grown coffee has received much attention for providing bird habitat in tropical regions. Withi...
Agricultural expansion to meet rising crop demand is one of the greatest threats to terrestrial biod...
Shade coffee plantations may have similar or higher bird diversity levels than natural forest. Howev...
Coffee is one of the most important crops in tropical regions of the world, where areas suited for i...
AbstractAgricultural expansion to meet rising crop demand is one of the greatest threats to terrestr...
Costa Rica has experienced a history of high deforestation rates and has become a focus for the regi...
The addition of a specific group of rapid-growth shade tree species to coffee in monoculture, or the...
Agricultural landscapes are receiving increased attention for their potential to contribute to biodi...
The coffee (coffea arabica) agro-ecosystem in the Central Valley of Costa Rica was formerly characte...
Understanding how species functional traits relate to the delivery of ecosystem services is essentia...
textHabitat loss and fragmentation are the main drivers of biodiversity loss, especially in the trop...
Complex agroforestry systems are suggested as a possible solution to reduce the effects of deforesta...