Agroforestry practices may influence pest incidence and abundance both through increased
top-down regulation by natural enemies and via bottom-up factors such as moderation of …

Based on principles of the conservation and optimization of biodiversity and of equity and
sustainability, this book focuses on the ecology of the coffee agroecosystem as a model for a …

Abstract Terminalia argentea Mart.(Combretaceae), native to Brazil, is used in habitat
restoration programs. Arthropods are bioindicators because their populations reflect …

Shade-grown coffee, incorporated in an agroforestry system, is a common practice of coffee
plantations in Aceh Tengah Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Coffee is grown under the …

Ants, as social organisms, had their origin during the Cretaceous age, approximately 100-
120 million years ago (Johnson et al. 2001). Ants belong to the family Formicidae, super …