Integration versus segregation: Structural dynamics of a smallholder-dominated mosaic landscape under tree-crop expansion in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102201
Abstract: Tree crops like cocoa and oil palm have ecological and socio-economic significance in tropical landscapes. However, their expansion in tropical landscapes leaves footprints on ecosystem-based livelihoods, forests, and land for food. While policy and research… read more here.
Keywords: tree crop; expansion; integration; landscape ... See more keywords
Insecticides may compromise the benefits of tree-crop diversification on arthropod biodiversity in cocoa agroforestry smallholdings
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DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2024.2348632
Abstract: ABSTRACT Arthropods play vital roles in ecosystem functions, yet their distribution is subjected to environmental factors. Hence, this study investigates the impact of habitat features on arthropod communities within cocoa smallholdings under different farming practices:… read more here.
Keywords: crop diversification; tree crop; arthropod biodiversity; cocoa ... See more keywords
Managed Multi-strata Tree + Crop Systems: An Agroecological Marvel
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DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2017.00088
Abstract: Today, when the emphasis on single-species production systems that is cardinal to agricultural and forestry programs the world over has resulted in serious ecosystem imbalances, the virtues of the time-tested practice of growing different species… read more here.
Keywords: tree crop; agroecological marvel; managed multi; strata tree ... See more keywords