Surrounding habitats mediate the trade-off between land-sharing and land-sparing agriculture in the tropics

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 1337 - 1346
• Main Authors: Gilroy, James J., Edwards, Felicity A., Uribe, Claudia A. Medina, Haugaasen, Torbjørn, Edwards, David P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.10.2014; Blackwell
• Subjects: Agroecology; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biodiversity; Biodiversity conservation; Biological and medical sciences; Birds; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Dung beetles; EDITOR'S CHOICE; Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration; Farmlands; Forest ecology; Forest habitats; Forest reserves; 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; General aspects; Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development; South America; Andes; America; Agroecosystem; Ecological damage; habitat loss; Mountain; Sharing; Agri-environment schemes; Food security; Tropical Andes; Agriculture; Habitat; biodiversity conservation; Primary forest; agroecosystems; land sharing; Agri-environmental measure; Farming; Environmental protection; land sparing

1. Two strategies are often promoted to mitigate the effects of agricultural expansion on biodiversity: one integrates wildlife-friendly habitats within farmland (land sharing), and the other intensifies farming to allow the offset of natural reserves (land sparing). Their relative merits for biodiv...