Interacting pest control and pollination services in coffee systems.

ABSTRACT: Biodiversity-mediated ecosystem services (ES) support human well-being, but their values are typically estimated individually. Although ES are part of complex socioecological systems, we know surprisingly little about how multiple ES interact ecologically and economically. Interactions could be positive (synergy), negative (trade-offs), or absent (additive effects), with strong implications for management and valuation. Here, we evaluate the interactions of two ES, pollination and pest control, via a factorial field experiment in 30 Costa Rican coffee farms. We found synergistic interactions between these two critical ES to crop production. The combined positive effects of birds and bees on fruit set, fruit weight, and fruit weight uniformity were greater than their individual effects. Thi

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Salinas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9169773 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature