Shade trees preserve avian insectivore biodiversity on coffee farms in a warming climate.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Coffee is an important export for many developing countries, with a global annual trade value of $100 billion, but it is threatened by a warming climate. Shade trees may mitigate the effects of climate change through temperature regulation that can aid in coffee growth, slow pest reproduction, and sustain avian insectivore diversity. The impact of shade on bird diversity and microclimate on coffee farms has been studied extensively in the Neotropics, but there is a dearth of research in the Paleotropics.

Location

East Africa.

Methods

We created current and future regional Maxent models for avian insectivores in East Africa using Worldclim temperature data and observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Database. We then adjusted current and future biocli

SUBMITTER: Schooler SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7713971 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature