• Presents a unique classification system for tropical agroecosystems
• Discusses the possibilities and the limitations for Integrated Pest Management programs to protect crops in tropical agroecosystems
• Examines the potential for using mycorrhizal biology to improve the sustainability of agroecosystems
• Provides two case studies on agricultural transformation and its effects on plant and animal diversity
• Offers perspectives from a team of international specialists

At a time when the sustainability of natural resource use in the tropics has become a very big issue Tropical Agroecosystems provides a critical scientific foundation for developing a sustainable agriculture component within this process.

Presenting a broad range of approaches to agroecosystem analysis, the text addresses specific ecological issues associated with agricultural production, examines two case studies of agricultural transformation and its effect on biodiversity, and discusses key landscape relationships between agroecosystems, wildlife, and human disease.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Plant-Plant Interactions in Tropical Agriculture
3. Pest Management in Mesoamerican Agroecosystems
4. Managing Mycorrhizae for Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics
5. Technological Change and Biodiversity in the Rubber Agroecosystem of Sumatra
6. Technological Change and Biodiversity in the Coffee Agroecosystem of Northern Latin America
7. Tropical Agricultural Landscapes
8. Wildlife in the Context of Tropical Agroecosystems
9. Tropical Agriculture and Human Disease: Ecological Complexities Pose Research Challenges

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