Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes.
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …

Fighting insect pests is a major challenge for agriculture worldwide, and biological control
and integrated pest management constitute well‐recognised, cost‐effective ways to prevent …

Cacao agroforestry systems (CAFS) can provide supporting services such as optimum light
conditions for cacao growth, water and nutrient cycling and regulating services such as pest …

Animals provide services such as pollination and pest control in cacao agroforestry systems,
but also disservices. Yet, their combined contributions to crop yield and fruit loss are mostly …

Bird‐and bat‐mediated biocontrol benefits the productivity of tropical commodity crops such
as cacao, but the ecological interactions driving these ecosystem services remain poorly …

Agricultural expansion and intensification increasingly threaten birds and bats, especially
insectivorous species from the tropics. Cacao agroforests in tropical rainforest areas have …

Insectivorous bats are gaining increasing attention for their potential as biological agents of
pest suppression. Studies around the world have demonstrated their tendency to track and …

Abstract Central/West Africa is one of the most biodiverse regions on earth and one of the
largest producers of cacao, producing about 68.4% of the world's chocolate. Here, cacao …

Rice represents the main staple food for more than half of the world's population, playing an
essential role in food security and economic growth. One of the major pests affecting this …

Tropical forests are being lost and modified at an unprecedented rate, with extant
biodiversity increasingly restricted to human-modified landscapes. Resulting changes in …