| Description |
xii, 523 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: The role of agroforestry in biodiversity conservation in tropical landscapes -- Pt. I. Conservation biology and landscape ecology in the tropics: a framework for agroforestry applications -- Pt. II. The ecological economics of agroforestry: environmental benefits and effects of deforestation -- Pt. III. The biodiversity of agroforestry systems - habitat, biological corridor and buffer for protected areas -- Pt. IV. Biodiversity as burden and natural capital - interactions between agroforestry areas, natural ecosystems and rural communities in tropical land use mosaics -- Pt. V. Matrix management in practice - agroforestry tools in landscape conservation -- Conclusion: Agroforestry and biodiversity conservation in tropical landscapes |
| Summary |
"Agroforestry - the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape - is increasingly recognised as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic and environmental benefits. Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes 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".--BOOKJACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation -- Tropics.
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Agroforestry -- Tropics.
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Agrobiodiversity -- Tropics.
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Agroforestry -- Environmental aspects -- Tropics.
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Agrobiodiversity conservation -- Tropics.
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| Author |
Schroth, G. (Goetz)
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| LC no. |
2003023124 |
| ISBN |
1559633565 cased |
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1559633573 paperback |
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