GREATER PREDATION IN SHADED COFFEE FARMS: THE ROLE OF RESIDENT NEOTROPICAL BIRDS

By I. Perfecto, J. Vandermeer, G. Bautista, Guillermo Ibarra Nunñez, R. Greenberg, P. Bichier, Suzanne M. Langridge. 2004

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Bird species richness in a Bornean exotic tree plantation: A long-term perspective (2010, background): “We need to know, for example, which animals and plants live in plantations, which plantation crops are most amenable to forest organisms, how long animals and plants of native forest survive in plantations, and to what degree maintenance of animal and plant diversity in and around plantations enhanc”
Mesopredators dominate competition for carrion in an agricultural landscape (2011, background): “Mesopredators, however, often thrive in fragmented, human-altered landscapes (Oehler & Litvaitis 1996), due to the loss of top predators (reviewed in Ritchie & Johnson 2009) or increases in food availability (Litvaitis & Villafuerte 1996; Prange & Gehrt 2004).”
Pest reduction services by birds in shade and sun coffee in Jamaica (2010, background): “Several studies indicate that birds can reduce overall arthropod numbers in traditionally managed coffee farms (Greenberg et al., 2000; Perfecto et al., 2004; Borkhataria, Callazo &Groom, 2006; Johnson et al., 2009).”
Biodiversity in tropical agroforests and the ecological role of ants and ant diversity in predatory function (2006, background): “None the less, the practical significance of increased pest control by increases in bird biodiversity (including richness and abundance) is the same ( Perfecto et al. , 2004 ).”
A Review of Ecosystem Services, Farmer Livelihoods, and Value Chains in Shade Coffee Agroecosystems (2011, background): “…l er os io n co nt ro l an d or ga ni c m at te r in co rp or at io n fr om c of fe e le af li tte r Ph ilp ot t e t a l. (2 00 8a ) N A a B as ed o n Ph ilp ot t e t a l. (2 00 8a ) Ta bl e 5 (c on tin ue d) Johnson 2000) and may be able to quickly respond to pest outbreaks (Perfecto et al. 2004).”
Body size evolution in insects with different colouration strategies: the role of predation risk (2009, unknown): “This is supported by the finding that the level of avian predation on Lepidopteran larvae in coffee plantations is elevated by 10–30% in plots with high plant diversity compared with those with low diversity (Perfecto et al. 2004).”
Effects of stand tree species composition and diversity on abundance of predatory arthropods (2008, background): “In the light of idiosyncratic effects of diversity on different predators, such as birds (Greenberg et al. 2000, Perfecto et al. 2004), more information on the relative importance of predator preference for stands composed of particular tree species should be gathered before applying these results…”
Stability and persistence of food webs with omnivory: Is there a general pattern? (2012, background): “For example, omnivorous birds and lizards can feed on both predatory spiders and the herbivorous insects that the spiders prey upon (Perfecto et al. 2004).”
Bird functional diversity and ecosystem services in tropical forests, agroforests and agricultural areas (2012, unknown): “…insectivores (especially migrants and canopy species), omnivores, and sometimes granivores and small frugivores do better or even thrive in agroforests (Petit et al. 1999; Verea and Solozano 2005 ), frequently by tracking seasonal resources (Greenberg et al. 1997; Johnson and Sherry Fig.”
Priority Contribution. Ecology and conservation of birds in coffee plantations: a critical review (2006, background): “In another experiment involving coffee plants, birds significantly reduced abundances of experimentally placed lepidopteran larvae in a coffee plantation with high avian abundance, but not in a coffee plantation with low avian abundance (Perfecto et al. 2004).”
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services in Europe: The Case of Pest Control by Vertebrates (2012, background): “Reductions in vertebrate abundance and species richness can be expected to decrease natural pest control in agricultural crops (Cardinale et al. 2003, Perfecto et al. 2004).”
Resilience in Agriculture through Crop Diversification: Adaptive Management for Environmental Change (2011, background): “Greater natural enemy presence has been observed in the more diverse and shaded agroforestry systems, and increased bird diversity and density have been shown to reduce herbivore plant damage through greater insectivorous bird predation (Perfecto et al. 2004).”