Ecological Network Theory Boosts Land Maxing Benefits for Biodiversity: An Example with Tropical Bee-Plant Interactions.

ABSTRACT: Land maxing in cultivated ecosystems can improve upon other agroecological approaches because in this approach social, economic and ecological benefits are maximized within the available land, in part through the careful selection of plant species with specific benefits, e.g., biodiversity conservation, provision of ecological services, diversifying and improving farmer incomes. In this approach, plant species selected for improving farmer incomes are those providing non-timber marketable products, and plant species selected for biodiversity conservation and provision of ecological services can be identified quantitatively via ecological network theory. Here, we demonstrate using ecological network theory to identify (a) farm management practices associated with ecological network indices,

SUBMITTER: Peters VE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12733541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature