Assessment of small mammal diversity in coffee agroforestry in the Western Ghats, India

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 173-186

  Caudill, S Amanda ^a   Vaast, Philippe ^b,c   Husband, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UMR ECO SOLS   (France)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agriculture landscapes; Coffee certification; Mammal diversity; Silver oak (Grevillea robusta); Sustainability; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895072938     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-013-9664-3     Document Type: Article

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