Ecological mechanisms for pest and disease control in coffee and cacao agroecosystems of the Neotropics

Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry: Measurement and Payment

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 91-118

  Avelino, Jacques ^a   Ten Hoopen, G Martijn ^a   DeClerck, Fabrice A J ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CIRAD ^*  (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781849775656     Document Type: Chapter

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