Persistence of forest birds in the Costa Rican agricultural countryside. C. H. Sekercioglu, S. R. Loarie, F. Oviedo Brenes, P. R. Ehrlich, and G. C. Daly. 2007. Conservation Biology 21:482-494. This study radiotracked several species of resident forest birds in…
Revised on November 24, 2020Research on coffee growing
Agroforestry management as an adaptive strategy against potential microclimate extremes in coffee agriculture. Agriculture and Forest Meteorology.
Revised on February 21, 2016Dietsch, T.V., I. Perfecto, and R. Greenberg. 2007. Avian foraging behavior in two different types of coffee agrosystem in Chiapas, Mexico. Biotropica 39:232-240. Other studies have documented that structural diversity is important in coffee farms — it is the complexity…
Revised on May 20, 2021Composition of coffee shade tree species and density of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) spores in Bonga natural coffee forest, southwestern Ethiopia. Muleta, D., F. Assefa, S. Nemomissa, and U. Granhall. 2007. Forest Ecology and Management 241:145-154. Mycorrhizal fungi have…
Varon, E. H., S. D. Eigenbrode, N. A. Bosque-Perez, and L. Hilje. 2007. Effect of farm diversity on harvesting of coffee leaves by the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes. Agriculture and Forest Entomology 9:47-55. Leaf-cutting ants, which are common in the…
I previously discussed the important species and varieties of coffee. An understanding of these varieties can be of great help to consumers looking for sustainable coffee, as different types are typically grown under shade or sun conditions. The species and…
Revised on November 14, 2019Gordon, C., R. Manson, J. Sundberg, and A. Cruz-Angon. 2006. Biodiversity, profitability, and vegetation structure in a Mexican coffee agrosystem. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 118:256-266. This study looked at coffee grown in various types of shade in central Mexico, and…
Revised on November 2, 2010Gleffe, J.D., J. A. Collazo, M. J. Groom, and L. Miranda-Castro. 2006. Avian reproduction and the conservation value of shaded coffee plantations. Ornitologia Neotropical 17: 271-282. Most of the research on birds and coffee farms focuses on migrant birds which…
Revised on July 8, 2021The economic value of coffee (Coffea arabica) genetic resources. Wild coffee, and therefore its genetic resources, are only found where the species originated, in the highland forests of Ethiopia.
Revised on December 23, 2018Coffee requires quite specific growing conditions. Its sensitivity to climatic variables means that global climate change is likely to have profound impacts on coffee growing and production.
Revised on November 14, 2019Here are some very brief summaries of research that had to do with coffee growing that were presented at North American Ornithological Conference. I also put together a page with full abstracts, and author contacts. Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) foraging…
Revised on November 12, 2012Assessing habitat quality for a migratory songbird wintering in natural and agricultural habitats.
Revised on November 28, 2020Armbrecht, I., I. Perfecto, and E. Silverman. 2006. Limitation of nesting resources for ants in Colombian forests and coffee plantations. Ecological Entomology 31:403-410. Ants are popular research subjects in coffee farms because they are abundant and important components of tropical…
Revised on November 2, 2010Senbeta, F. and M. Denich. 2006. Effects of wild coffee management on species diversity in the Afromontane rainforests of Ethiopia. Forest Ecology and Management 232:68-74. Traditional coffee management in Ethiopia ranges from harvesting cherries in relatively undisturbed forest, to reducing…
Revised on February 21, 2016Garcia Estrada, C., A. Damon, C. Sanchez Hernandez, L. Soto Pinto, and G. Ibarra Nunez. 2006. Bat diversity in montane rainforest and shaded coffee under different management practices in southeastern Chiapas, Mexico. Biological Conservation 132:351-361. Southeastern Chiapas is Mexico’s primary…
Revised on December 11, 2018