Edited by Götz Schroth, et al.
Island Press, 2004, 576 p., ISBN 1-55963-357-3 Paperback

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Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes is the first comprehensive synthesis of the role of agroforestry systems in conserving biodiversity in tropical landscapes, and contains in-depth review chapters of most agroforestry systems, with examples from many different countries. The book brings together 46 scientists and practitioners from 13 countries with decades of field experience in tropical regions to explore how agroforestry practices can help promote biodiversity conservation in human-dominated landscapes, to synthesize the current state of knowledge in the field, and to identify areas where further research is needed. It is a valuable source of information for scientists, researchers, professors, and students in the fields of conservation biology, resource management, tropical ecology, rural development, agroforestry, and agroecology.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction: The Role of Agroforestry in Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes
Götz Schroth, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Celia A. Harvey, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Claude Gascon, and Anne-Marie N. Izac

Part I: Conservation Biology and Landscape Ecology in the Tropics: A Framework for Agroforestry Applications
1: Biodiversity Conservation in Deforested and Fragmented Tropical Landscapes: An Overview
Claude Gascon, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Wes Sechrest, Kaycie A. Billmark, and James Sanderson
2: Ecological Effects of Habitat Fragmentation in the Tropics
William F. Laurance and Heraldo L. Vasconcelos
3: Landscape Connectivity and Biological Corridors
Susan G. W. Laurance

Part II: The Ecological Economics of Agroforestry: Environmental Benefits and Effects o­n Deforestation
4: The Economic Valuation of Agroforestry’s Environmental Services
David Pearce and Susana Mourato
5: Is Agroforestry Likely to Reduce Deforestation?
Arild Angelsen and David Kaimowitz
6: Chocolate Forests and Monocultures: A Historical Review of Cocoa Growing and Its Conflicting Role in Tropical Deforestation and Forest Conservation
François Ruf and Götz Schroth
7: Achieving Biodiversity Conservation Using Conservation Concessions to Complement Agroforestry
Eduard Niesten, Shelley Ratay, and Richard Rice

Part III: The Biodiversity of Agroforestry Systems: Habitat, Biological Corridor, and Buffer for Protected Areas
8: The Biodiversity and Conservation Potential of Shifting Cultivation Landscapes
Bryan Finegan and Robert Nasi
9: Biodiversity Conservation in Neotropical Coffee (Coffea arabica ) Plantations
Eduardo Somarriba, Celia A. Harvey, Mario Samper, François Anthony, Jorge González, Charles Staver, and Robert A. Rice
10: Complex Agroforests: Their Structure, Diversity, and Potential Role in Landscape Conservation
Götz Schroth, Celia A. Harvey, and Grégoire Vincent
11: Live Fences, Isolated Trees, and Windbreaks: Tools for Conserving Biodiversity in Fragmented Tropical Landscapes
Celia A. Harvey, Nigel I. J. Tucker, and Alejandro Estrada
12: Agroforestry Systems: Important Components in Conserving the Genetic Viability of Native Tropical Tree Species
David H. Boshier

Part IV: Biodiversity as Burden and Natural Capital: Interactions between Agroforestry Areas, Natural Ecosystems, and Rural Communities in Tropical Land Use Mosaics
13: Wildlife Conservation in Agroforestry Buffer Zones: Opportunities and Conflict
Lisa Naughton-Treves and Nick Salafsky
14: Hunting in Agroforestry Systems and Landscapes: Conservation Implications in West-Central Africa and Southeast Asia
David S. Wilkie and Robert J. Lee
15: Invasive Agroforestry Trees: Problems and Solutions
David M. Richardson, Pierre Binggeli, and Götz Schroth
16: Diseases in Tropical Agroforestry Landscapes: The Role of Biodiversity
Ulrike Krauss

Part V: Matrix Management in Practice: Agroforestry Tools in Landscape Conservation
17: Agroforestry Buffer Zones and Stepping Stones: Tools for the Conservation of Fragmented Landscapes in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Laury Cullen Jr., Jefferson Ferreira Lima, and Tiago Pavan Beltrame
18: Agroforestry and Biodiversity: Improving Conservation Outcomes in Tropical Northeastern Australia
Nigel I. J. Tucker, Grant Wardell-Johnson, Carla P. Catterall, and John Kanowski
19: Silvopastoral Systems: Ecological and Socioeconomic Benefits and Migratory Bird Conservation
Robert A. Rice and Russell Greenberg
20: Agroforestry and Climate Change-Integrated Conservation Strategies
Lee Hannah

Conclusion: Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes
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