Evidence is increasing for positive effects of α-diversity on ecosystem functioning. We
highlight here the crucial role of β-diversity–a hitherto underexplored facet of biodiversity–for …

Coffee is one of the most important tropical crops on earth, considering both its gross
production value and the number of families that depend on it for their livelihoods. Coffee …

Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds, Second Edition provides the most updated and
comprehensive review on the evolution of behavior in tropical landbirds. The book reviews …

Biodiversity-mediated ecosystem services (ES) support human well-being, but their values
are typically estimated individually. Although ES are part of complex socioecological …

Anthropogenic disturbances represent the main threat to biodiversity around the globe, yet
effects are not restricted to species loss. Assessing the functional diversity, which measures …

CONTEXT Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by
supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use …

Coffee is one of the most important commodities globally and the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB)
is its main pest, causing losses of more than half a billion dollars annually. In this systematic …

Some bird species often benefit farmers by suppressing invertebrate crop pests, yet birds
are rarely considered in integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. This is likely because …

The ecological impacts of meeting rising demands for food production can potentially be
mitigated by two competing land‐use strategies: off‐setting natural habitats through …

Biodiversity has been devastated globally in the past hundred years, largely because of land
conversion and agricultural intensification. Conversion of tropical forest to oil palm …