The role of coffee agroforestry in the conservation of tree diversity and community composition of native forests in a Biosphere Reserve

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 189; pp. 154 - 163
• Main Authors: Valencia, Vivian, García-Barrios, Luis, West, Paige, Sterling, Eleanor J., Naeem, Shahid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier B.V 01.05.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agroecology; Agroforestry; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biological diversity; Canopies; Coffee; community structure; Conservation; conservation areas; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Forest management; forests; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agroecology; General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping; General agronomy. Plant production; Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development; indigenous species; Inga; issues and policy; landscapes; livelihood; Mexico; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; pioneer species; Reserves; species diversity; Synecology; Tree biodiversity; Trees; Wildlife conservation; Mexico, Chiapas; Mexico; Coffee; Tree biodiversity; Agroecology; Conservation; Agroforestry; Community structure; Ecology; Biosphere reserve; Biodiversity; Primary forest

•We compared tree diversity and composition between coffee agroforests and forests.•At landscape level agroforests conserve comparable tree species richness to forests.•At plot level agroforests harbor lower tree species diversity than forests.•Agroforests have different tree species composition and...