Climate friendliness of cocoa agroforests is compatible with productivity increase

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 67-80

  Schroth, Götz ^a   Jeusset, Arzhvaël ^b   Gomes, Andrea da Silva ^c   Florence, Ciro Tavares ^d   Coelho, Núbia Aparecida Pinto ^c   Faria, Deborah ^c   Läderach, Peter ^e  

^a RAINFOREST ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^e International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Carbon stock; Climate smart agriculture; Cocoa agroforest; Green intensification; Product carbon footprint; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE EFFECT; COCOA; CROP YIELD; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

BAHIA; BRAZIL;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84949625100     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-014-9570-7     Document Type: Article

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