Agroecosystems cover more than one quarter of the global land area (ca. 50 million km2) as
highly simplified (eg pasturelands) or more complex systems (eg polycultures and …

Shifting agriculture in the tropics has been replaced by sedentary smallholder farming on a
few hectares of degraded land. To address low yields and low income both, the soil fertility …

Global oil palm expansion has caused substantial ecological damage to tropical
biodiversity. We quantified wild mammal richness in large oil palm plantation estates and …

To address the issues of food insecurity within the context of land degradation, extreme
poverty and social deprivation, this review seeks first to understand the main constraints to …

The global change in land use toward agroecosystems is one of the major drivers of habitat
loss and fragmentation. Although simplified agroecosystems such as pastures generally …

Exponential expansion of human populations and human activities within primate habitats
has resulted in high potential for pathogen exchange creating challenges for biodiversity …

When a forest is fragmented, this increases the amount of forest edge relative to the interior.
Edge effects can lead to loss of animal and plant species and decreased plant biomass near …

An increasing number of field studies on behavioral adaptations and learning suggest that a
capacity for flexibility in local responses to disturbance could buffer some so-called …

Cabruca is an agroforest of cacao trees shaded by native forest trees. It is the predominant
vegetation type throughout eastern part of the range of the golden-headed lion tamarins …

Anthropogenic forest fragmentation impacts many aspects of animal behaviour, including
feeding ecology. With forests increasingly fragmented in tropical regions due to human …