Coffee agroecology : a new approach to understanding agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development /

Perfecto, Ivette.

Coffee agroecology : a new approach to understanding agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development / Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer. - xxi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-327) and index.

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.

9780415826808 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780415826815 (pbk : alk. paper)


Coffee.
Sustainable agriculture.
Ecosystem management.
Tropical crops.

SB269