Contents
Preface xi
Introduction: The Role of Agroforestry in Biodiversity Conservation
in Tropical Landscapes 1
Götz Schroth, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Celia A. Harvey,
Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Claude Gascon, and Anne-Marie N. Izac
Part I: Conservation Biology and Landscape Ecology
in the Tropics: A Framework for Agroforestry
Applications 13
Chapter 1: Biodiversity Conservation in Deforested and
Fragmented Tropical Landscapes: An Overview 15
Claude Gascon, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Wes Sechrest,
Kaycie A. Billmark, and James Sanderson
Chapter 2: Ecological Effects of Habitat Fragmentation in the
Tr opics 33
William F. Laurance and Heraldo L. Vasconcelos
Chapter 3: Landscape Connectivity and Biological Corridors 50
Susan G. W. Laurance
Part II: The Ecological Economics of Agroforestry:
Environmental Benefits and Effects
on Deforestation 65
Chapter 4: The Economic Valuation of Agroforestry’s
Environmental Services 67
David Pearce and Susana Mourato
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