Tropical agroecosystems /


Chapter 1
Introduction.............................................. ......................................
John Vandermeer
Chapter 2
Plant-Plant Interactions in Tropical Agriculture..................................................... 11
Luis Garcia-Barrios
Chapter 3
Pest Management in Mesoamerican Agroecosystems ............................................59
Luko Hilje, Carlos M. Araya, and Bernal E. Valverde
Chapter 4
Managing Mycorrhizae for Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics .......................95
Chris Picone
Chapter 5
Technological Change and Biodiversity in the Rubber Agroecosystem of Sumatra.................. 133
Laxman Joshi, Gede Wibawa, Hendrien Beukema, Sandy Williams, and Meine van Noordwijk
Chapter 6
The Coffee Agroecosystem in the Neotropics: Combining Ecological and Economic Goals............ 159
Ivette Perfecto and Inge Armbrecht
Chapter 7
Tropical Agricultural Landscapes.......................................................................... 195
Robert A. Rice
Chapter 8
Interactions between Wildlife and Domestic Livestock in the Tropics.............................219
Johannes Foufopoulos, Sonia Altizer, and Andrew Dobson
Chapter 9
Tropical Agriculture and Human Disease: Ecological Complexities Pose Research Challenges ..............245
Mark L. Wilson
Index ..................................................................................................263