Ecological complexity and pest control in organic coffee production: Uncovering an autonomous ecosystem service

BioScience

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 527-537

  Vandermeer, John ^a   Perfecto, Ivette ^a,b   Philpott, Stacy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b George Willis Pack Department of Natural Resources and Environment   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

agroecosystem; coffee; complexity; ecosystem service

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954571437     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2010.60.7.8     Document Type: Article

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