a new approach to understanding agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development /
First Statement of Responsibility
Ivette Perfecto and John H. Vandermeer.
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pages cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Wake up and smell the coffee (or a tale of two farms) -- A biodiverse cup of coffee : coffee agroforests as repositories of tropical biodiversity -- The coffee agroecosystem as a high-quality matrix -- Space matters : large scale spatial ecology within the coffee agroecosystem -- Who's eating whom and how : trophic and trait-mediated cascades in the coffee agroecosystem -- Interactions across spatial scales -- Biodiversity and ecosystem services -- Coffee, the agroecological landscape, and farmer's livelihoods -- Syndromes of coffee production : embracing sustainability.