Cacao Research: Environment and Sustainability
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Agroforestry
- Soil nitrogen cycling following montane forest conversion in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J., vol. 70, p. 359-366. 2006. by M.D. Corre, et al. [PDF: 216 kb]
- Learning about neighbor trees in cacao growing systems. A manual for farmer trainers. WCF and STCP. Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, KVL Series No. 4-2006. Farmer Training Manual. by R. Asare. [PDF: 5.1 MB]
- Are partial nutrient balances suitable to evaluate nutrient sustainability of land use systems? Results from a case study in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia by Dechert et al. [PDF: 291 kb]
- Temporal changes in soil carbon and nitrogen in west African multistrata agroforestry systems: a chronosequence of pools and fluxes by M.E. Isaac, et. al. [PDF: 233 kb]
- Floristic and Structural Analysis of Agroforestry Floodplain Systems of the Juba River Cametá Pará by Silvio Roberto Miranda dos Santos, et al [PDF: 657 kb]
- Slow Death of Atlantic Forest Trees in Cocoa Agroforestry in Southeastern Brazil by Samir G. Rolim and Adriano G. Chiarello [PDF: 180 kb]
- Cocoa Agroforest in West Africa: a look at activities on preferred trees in the farming systems by Richard Asare [PDF: 1 MB]
- Public/private partnerships in agroforestry: the example of working together to improve cocoa sustainability by H-Y Shapiro and E.M. Rosenquist [PDF: 113 kb]
- Carbon sequestration: An underexploited environmental benefit of agroforestry systems by F. Montagnini and P. K. R. Nair [PDF: 164 kb]
- Agroforestry initiatives in Ghana: a look at research and development by R. Asare [PDF: 49.2 kb]
- Biodiversity in tropical agroforests and the ecological role of ants and ant diversity in predatory function. Ecological entomology, vol. 31, pp. 369-377, 2006. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. by S.M. Philpott and I. Armbrecht. [PDF: 88 KB]. posted by Nov. 2 2006
- Etude de cas d'amenagement forestier, exemplaire en Afrique Centrale: Les systemes agroforestiers cacaoyers Cameroun. Document de Travail FM/12F, FAO, Rome, Italy, 2002 by D.J. Sonwa [PDF: 724 KB] posted Dec. 4 2006
- From forest to farmland: Species richness patterns of trees and understorey plants along a gradient of forest conversion in southwestern Cameroon. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 15, p. 4097-4117. by K.S. Bobo, M. Waltert, N.M. Sainge, J. Njokagbor, H. Fermon, M. Muehlenberg. [PDF: 277 KB] posted Feb. 27 2007
- A review on cocoa agroforestry as a means for biodiversity conservation. Forest and Landscape Denmark, March 2006. Presented at the WCF Meeting, Brussels, May 2006. by R. Asare [PDF: 180 KB] posted Mar. 30 2007
- Tree diversity primary forest and different land use systems in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 14, p. 547-560, 2005. by M. Kessler, P.J.A. Kessler, S.R. Gradstein, K. Bach, M. Schmull, and R. Pitopang. [PDF: 355 KB] posted Mar. 30 2007
- Agroforestry and biodiversity conservation: traditional practices, present dynamics, and lessons for the future. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 15, p. 549-554, 2006. by J.A. McNeely and G. Schroth. [PDF: 140 KB] posted Mar. 30 2007
- Rainfall partitioning in relation to forest structure in differently managed montane forest stands in Central Sulwesi, Indonesia. Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 237, p. 170-178, 2006. by J. Dietz, D. Hoelscher, C. Leuschner, and Hendrayanto. [PDF: 428 KB] posted Mar. 30 2007
- Shade tree effects in an 8-year-old cocoa agroforestry system: biomass and nutrient diagnosis of Theobroma cacao by vector analysis. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, vol. 78, no. 2, p. 155-165, 2007. by M.E. Isaac, V.R. Timmer, and S.J. Quashie-Sam. [PDF: 250 KB] posted July 3 2007
- Traditional cocoa-based agroforestry and forest species conservation in Ondo State, Nigeria. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 122, p. 305-311, 2007 by D.O. Oke and K.A. Odebiyi. [PDF: 236 KB] posted October 2 2007
- Financial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana. Agroforestry Systems, vol. 71, p. 139-149, 2007. by B.D. Obiri, G.A. Bright, M.A. McDonald and L.C.N. Anglaaere, J. Cobbina. [PDF: 219 KB] posted October 31 2007
- Chocolate forests and monocultures: a historical review of cocoa growing and its conflicting role in tropical deforestation and forest conservation. Chapter 6, p. 107-132 by F. Ruf and G. Schroth in Agroforestry and Biodiversity edited by G. Schroth, G.A.B. daFonseca, C.A. Harvey, C. Gascon, H.L. Vasconcelos, and A-M. N. Izac. Island Press, Washington, Covelo, London. 2007.
- Using 3D architectural models to assess light availability and root bulkiness in coconut agroforestry system. Agroforestry Systems, vol. 72, p. 63-74, 2008. by N. Lamanda, J. Dauzat, C. Jourdan, P. Martin, and E. Malezieux [PDF: 356 KB] posted February 1 2008
- Transfer of knowledge on Agroforestry management practices: the structure of farmer advice networks. Ecology and Society, vol. 12(2):32, 2007 by M.E. Isaac, B.H. Erickson, S.J. Quashie-Sam, and V.R. Timmer [PDF: 180 KB] posted March 31 2008
- Characterization of tree-to-tree variation in morphological, nutritional and medicinal properties of Canarium inidicum nuts. Agroforestry Systems, vol. 73, p. 77-87, 2008 by R. Leakey, S. Fuller, T.Treloar, L. Stevenson, D. Hunter, T. Nevenimo, J. Binifa, and J. Moxon [PDF: 516 KB] posted June 3 2008
Conservation
- Effects of Land Use on Bird Species Richness in Sulawesi, Indonesia by Matthias Waltert, et al [PDF: 201 kb]
- CACAO - Good for Agriculture and the Environment by H. Becker [PDF: 7.83 kb]
- Conservation Because It Pays: Shaded Cocoa Agroforests in West Africa by J.Gockowski et al. [PDF: 532 kb ]
- The effect of land use on soil health indicators in peri-urban agriculture in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon. Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 36, p. 2402-2409, 2006 by A. Monkiedje, M. Spiteller, D. Fotio and P. Sukul. [PDF: 136 KB] posted Mar. 30 2007
Biodiversity
- Seasonal abundance and activity of pill millipedes ( Arthrosphaera magna ) in mixed plantation and semi-evergreen forest of southern India. Acta Oecologica, vol. 29, p.27-32. 2005. Cacao in mixed forest by Ashwini, K. M. and Sridhar, K. R. [PDF: 453 kb]
- Dung beetle and terrestrial mammal diversity in forests, indigenous agroforestry systems and plantain monocultures in Talamanca, Costa Rica. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 15, p. 555-585. 2006. by Harvey, C. A.; Gonzalez, J. and Somarriba, E. [PDF: 272 kb]
- Bat and bird assemblages from forests and shade cacao plantations in two contrasting landscapes in the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. Biodiversity&Conservation, vol. 15, p. 587-612. 2006. by Faria, D.; Laps, R.R.; Baumgarten, J.; Cetra, M.[PDF: 494 kb]
- Foraging ecology of howler monkeys in a cacao (Theobroma cacao) plantation in Comalcalco, Mexico. American Journal of Primatology, Vol. 68, p. 127-142. by Munoz, D.; Estrada, A.; Naranjo, E.; Ochoa, S. [PDF: 196KB]
- Effects of forest fragmentation on pteridophyte diversity in a tropical rain forest in Brazil by Barradas Paciencia and Prado [PDF: 456 kb]
- Variability and selection for morphological bean traits in wild cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao L.) from French Guiana by Ph. Lachenaud and G. Oliver [PDF: 210 kb]
- Circa 1940 notes taken in Trinidad and Nigeria by O.J. Voelker, Senior Botanist, (contributed by Rob Lockwood) by O.J. Voelker [PDF: 373 kb]
- Impact of management intensity on non-vascular epiphyte diversity in cacao plantations in western Ecuador, Biodiversity and Conservation, 2005. by M. Andersson and R. Gradstein [PDF: 373 kb]
- Cacao Cultivation and the Conservation of Biological Diversity by R.A. Rice and R. Greenberg [PDF: 941 kb]
- From shade- to sun-grown perennial crops in Sulawesi, Indonesia: implications for biodiversity conservation and soil fertility by S. F. Siebert [PDF: 94.8 kb]
- Biodiversity in tropical agroforests and the ecological role of ants and ant diversity in predatory function. Ecological Entomology, 2006, vol. 31, p. 369-377. by S.M. Philpott and I. Armbrecht. [PDF: 88 KB] posted Feb. 27 2007
- Shade cacao plantations (Theobroma cacao) and bat conservation in southern Bahia, Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 291-312 , 2007. by D. Faria and J. Baumgarten. [PDF: 486 KB] posted Mar. 30 2007
- A diversity of insects captured by weaver spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the cocoa agroecosystem in Tabasco, Mexico. English abstract. <Original> Diversidad de insectos capturados por aranas tejedoras (Arachnida: Araneae) en el agroecosistema cacao en Tabasco, Mexico. Neotropical Entomology, vol 36, p. 90-101, 2007. by M. Perez-De la Cruz, S. Sanchez-Soto, C.F. Ortiz-Garcia, R. Zapata-Mata, and A. De la Cruz [PDF:913 KB] posted July 3 2007
- Diversity of neotropical migratory landbird species assemblages in forest fragments and man-made vegetation in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico. Biodiversity and Conservation. vol. 14, p. 1719-1734, 2005. by A. Estrada and R. Coates-Estrada [PDF: 198 KB] posted July 3 2007
- An Ant Mosaic Revisted: Dominant Ant Species Disassemble Arboreal Ant Communities but Co-Occur Randomly. Biotropica, vol. 39, p. 422-427, 2007. by N.J. Sanders, G.M. Crutsinger, R.R. Dunn, J.D. Majer, and J.H.C. Delabie [PDF: 138 KB] posted July 3 2007
- Biodiversity conservation in cocoa production landscapes: an overview. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 2237-2244, 2007. by G. Schroth and C.A. Harvey. [PDF: 129 KB] posted September 4 2007
- Bird Diversity in cacao farms and forest fragments of western Panama. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 2245-2256, 2007. by S.A. Van Bael, P. Bichier, I. Ochoa, and R. Greenberg. [PDF: 271 KB] posted September 4 2007
- Agroforestry systems conserve species-rich but modified assemblages of tropical birds and bats. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p.2257-2292, 2007 by C.A. Harvey and J.A. Gonzalez Villalobos [PDF: 341 KB] posted September 5 2007
- Spatial ecology and conservation of two sloth species in a cacao landscape in Limon, Costa Rica. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p.2293-2310, 2007. by C. Vaughan, O. Ramirez, G. Herrera, and R. Guries. [PDF: 347 KB] posted September 4 2007
- Incorporating livelihoods in biodiversity conservation: a case study of cacao agroforestry systems in Talamanca, Costa Rica. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 2311-2333, 2007. by R.M. Dahlquist, M.P. Whelan, L. Winowiecki, B. Polidoro, S. Candela, C.A. Harvey, J.D. Wulfhorst, P.A. McDaniel, and N. Bosque-Perez. [PDF: 427 KB] posted September 4 2007
- Ferns, frogs, lizards, birds and bats in forest fragments and shade cacao plantations in two contrasting landscapes in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 2335-2357, 2007 by D. Faria, M.L. Barradas Paciencia, M. Dixo, R.R. Laps and J. Baumgarten. [PDF: 510 KB] posted September 5 2007
- Contribution of cacao plantations to the conservation of native ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a special emphasis on the Atlantic Forest fauna of southern Bahia, Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 2359-2384, 2007 by J.H.C. Delabie, B. Jahyny, I.C. Nascimiento, C.S.F. Marioano, S. Lacau, S. Campiolo, S.M. Philpott, and M. Leponce. [PDF: 804 KB] posted September 4 2007
- Diversity of plants in cocoa agroforests in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 2385-2400, 2007. by D.J. Sonwa, B.A. Ngongmeneck, S.F. Weise, M. Tchatat, A.A. Adesina, M.J.J. Janssens. [PDF: 318 KB] posted September 4 2007
- Cocoa farms in the Cameroon region: biological and cultural diversity in local livelihoods. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 2401-2427, 2007. by S.A. Laird, G.L. Awung, and R.J. Lysinge. [PDF: 915 KB] posted September 4 2007
- The contribution of cacao agroforests to the conservation of lower canopy ant and beetle diversity in Indonesia. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 2429-2444, 2007 by M.M. Bos, I. Steffan-Dewenter, and T. Tscharntke [PDF: 341 KB] posted September 5 2007
- Estructura e dinamica do componente arboreo em area de cabruca no reiao cacaueira do sul do Bahia, Brasil. [In Portuguese]. Acta Bot. Bras., vol. 20, p. 943-954, 2006. by R.H.R. Sambuichi [PDF: 143 KB] posted October 31 2007
- Recovery of species richness and conservation of native Atlantic forest trees in the cacao plantations of southern Bahia in Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 16, p. 3681-3701, 2007. by R.H.R. Sambuichi and Mundayatan Haridasan [PDF: 397 KB] posted November 30 2007
- Bird predation on insects reduces damage to the foliage of cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao) in western Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology, vol. 23, p. 715-719, 2007 by S.A. Van Bael, P. Bichier, and R. Greenberg. [PDF: 92 KB] posted March 3 2008
- Tree diversity in cacao plantations in the Soconusco area, Chiapas, Mexico. <Original in Spanish> Diversidad arborea en cacaotales del Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico. Interciencia, vol. 32, p. 763-768, 2007. by M.G. Salgado-Mora, G. Ibarra-Nunez, J.E. Macias-Samano, and O. Lopez-Baez. [PDF: 172 KB] posted April 1 2008
- Cocoa plant (Theobroma cacao L.) Phylloplane myobiota identification at the Carraciolo Parra Olmedo municipality, Merida state, Venezuela. Original in Spanish with English Abstract. Rev. Fac. Agron. (LUZ), vol. 24, p. 47-68, 2007. by L.M. Urdaneta-G. and A.E. Delgado-A. [PDF: 781 KB] posted April 1 2008
- Abundance and diversity of Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) in cacao plantations in Aragua State, Venezuela. Abstract in English, in Spanish <Original> Abundancia y diversidad de Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) en plantaciones de cacao del Estado Aragua, Venezuela. Entomotropica, vol. 20, p. 239-248, 2005. by J.L. Garcia-R and R. Montilla. [PDF: 404 KB] posted April 25 2008