Management strategies for maximizing carbon storage and tree species diversity in cocoa-growing landscapes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 324-334

  Wade, Amy S I ^a   Asase, Alex ^b   Hadley, Paul ^a   Mason, John ^c   Ofori Frimpong, Kwesi ^d   Preece, David ^e   Spring, Nat ^f   Norris, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c Nature Conservation Research Centre   (Ghana)

^d New Tafo   (Ghana)

^e Cadbury plc   (United Kingdom)

^f EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Agroforestry; Cacao; Deforestation; Ghana; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COCOA; CROP YIELD; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE-OFF;

GHANA;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 77955088232     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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