We live amid a global wave of anthropogenically driven biodiversity loss: species and
population extirpations and, critically, declines in local species abundance. Particularly …

The evolution of natural ecosystems is controled by a high level of biodiversity, in sharp
contrast, intensive agricultural systems involve monocultures associated with high input of …

Human activities are causing Earth's sixth major extinction event—an accelerating decline of
the world's stocks of biological diversity at rates 100 to 1,000 times pre-human levels …

In tropical regions, the extent of agricultural land is rapidly increasing at the expense of
natural forest with associated losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Agroforestry …

Roughly 90% of butterfly species live in the tropics. Despite this, we know very little about
tropical butterfly ecology particularly when compared to temperate butterfly systems. The …

Despite centuries of urbanization and industrialization, around half of the world's people still
live as subsis-tence or small-scale farmers. The pro-duction of agricultural export …

Studies have documented biodiversity losses due to intensification of coffee management
(reduction in canopy richness and complexity). Nevertheless, questions remain regarding …

Intensive agricultural practices drive biodiversity loss with potentially drastic consequences
for ecosystem services. To advance conservation and production goals, agricultural …

Although an increasing number of studies have shown that diverse, multi-strata agroforestry
systems can contribute to the conservation of tropical biodiversity, there is still debate about …

The fact that the expansion and intensification of agriculture has been the major driver of
past biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation globally is beyond dispute. It is highly …