a new approach to understanding agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainable development Perfecto, Ivette. creator Vandermeer, John H. text monographic eng

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xxi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm 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. Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer. Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-327) and index. Coffee Sustainable agriculture Ecosystem management Tropical crops SB269 9780415826808 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780415826815 (pbk : alk. paper) DLC 240624 20240624131728.0 eng