Agroforestry enhances biological activity, diversity and soil‐based ecosystem functions in mountain agroecosystems of Latin America: A meta‐analysis

AM Visscher, P Meli, SJ Fonte, G Bonari… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mountain agroecosystems in Latin America provide multiple ecosystem functions
(EFs) and products from global to local scales, particularly for the rural communities who …

Agroforestry systems with Khaya ivorensis provide improved tree growth and economic benefits to rural producers

FR Lucena, JR de Andrade, CF Santos… - Agroforestry …, 2024 - Springer
Agroforestry systems such as Taungya are sustainable alternatives for the recovery of
degraded areas and profitability with commercial plantations, providing improvements in soil …

Chemical and biological attributes of soil and soybean (Glycine max) yield in integrated systems in the Cerrado of north-east Brazil

AA Silva, JJ de Jesus Lacerda, SP Carvalho… - Soil …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Cultivation of forage grasses intercropped with maize (Zea mays) improves soil
quality and yield of subsequent crops. However, for the Cerrado of north-east Brazil, little is …

Traditional Yerba Mate Agroforestry Systems in Araucaria Forest in Southern Brazil Improve the Provisioning of Soil Ecosystem Services

LM Parron, RTG Peixoto, K da Silva, GG Brown - Conservation, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soils are a source of natural capital that provide and regulate a range of ecosystem services
(ES) and play an important role in sustaining human welfare. Nonetheless, the quality and …