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Environmental-economic benefits and trade-offs on sustainably certified coffee farms
(Elsevier, 2017-08-01)Coffee with diverse shade trees is recognized as conserving greater biodiversity than more intensive production methods. Sustainable certification has been proposed as an incentive to conserve shade grown coffee. With 40% ... -
Functional biogeography of oceanic islands and the scaling of functional diversity in the Azores
(National Academy of Sciences, 2014-09-23)Analyses of species-diversity patterns of remote islands have been crucial to the development of biogeographic theory, yet little is known about corresponding patterns in functional traits on islands and how, for example, ... -
Functional implications of trait-environment linkages in plant communities
(Cambridge University Press, 1999)In this chapter, three fundamental concepts in community ecology are dealt with: assembly rules, trait-environment linkages, and plant functional types. Although all of them have received considerable attention in the ... -
Patterns of animal diversity in different forms of tree cover in agricultural landscapes
(Ecological Society of America, 2006-10)As tropical regions are converted to agriculture, conservation of biodiversity will depend not only on the maintenance of protected forest areas, but also on the scope for conservation within the agricultural matrix in ... -
A Multiple-Comparisons Method Based on the Distribution of the Root Node Distance of a Binary Tree
(Springer-Verlag, 2002-06)This articleproposesan easyto implementcluster-basedmethodforidentifyinggroups of nonhomogeneousmeans. The method overcomes the common problem of the classical multiple-comparisonmethods that lead to the construction of ... -
Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021-09)In Latin America, the cultivation of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plays a critical role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Over the last 20 years, coffee farms and landscapes ... -
Dung Beetle Assemblages Attracted to Cow and Horse Dung: The Importance of Mouthpart Traits, Body Size, and Nesting Behavior in the Community Assembly Process
(MDPI, Basel (Switzerland), 2021-08)Dung beetles use excrement for feeding and reproductive purposes. Although they use a range of dung types, there have been several reports of dung beetles showing a preference for certain feces. However, exactly what ... -
Aportes a la investigación, fortalecimiento de capacidades y formulación de políticas para el sector cafetalero en 20 años de ensayos de sistemas agroforestales con café
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021)A finales de los años 1990 el CATIE, con apoyo de varias ins tituciones, inició una red de ensayos de largo plazo en sistemas agroforestales con café. Los vacíos de información sobre las inte racciones agroecológicas en ... -
Fortalecimiento de la colección internacional de café para el apoyo de la investigación en roya (Hemileia vastatrix) dentro del marco de la plataforma inter-institucional de países de PROMECAFE
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2021)La colección internacional de café del Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), ubicada en Turrialba, Costa Rica, conserva germoplasma del género Coffea desde el año 1949. Desde entonces ha ...
