Agroecosystems represent 38% of global land use. Agroecosystems are located close to
human settlements and are managed to produce food and fibers, traded in markets …

Growing crops or pastures in intimate combination with trees is an ancient practice that
farmers have been using throughout the world. Globally, it is estimated that agroforestry …

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) evasion from inland waters (rivers, lakes, and reservoirs) and
carbon (C) export from land to oceans constitute critical terms in the global C budget …

Aims Our aim was to determine the effect of soil characteristics and root traits on soil
aggregate stability at an inter-and intra-site scale in a range of agro-ecosystems. We also …

Intensively managed cropping systems with emphasis on productivity of the main crop can
benefit from additional ecosystem services brought by integration of trees in the system− but …

In order to investigate the influence of the litter layer and undergrowth intercrops on surface
runoff and soil erosion, experimental field plots were monitored over one rainy season in a …

Coffee is the most consumed processed beverage aside from water, and green coffee beans
are the most traded agriculture commodity after petroleum in the world. The agricultural …

In order to evaluate the influence of different types of rubber-based agroforestry systems on
soil erosion processes, rainfall and throughfall erosivity (splash erosion potential) were …

Consecutive rainfalls, due to changes in antecedent moisture, alter soil erosion processes,
necessitating the implementation of suitable soil loss control methods. Biological soil …

Coffee is a key export commodity of East Africa, but average smallholders' yields are low. To
guide sustainable yield improvements of smallholders' coffee systems, we investigated …