Effects of different agricultural systems on soil quality in Northern Limón province, Costa Rica

Effects of different agricultural systems on soil quality in Northern Limón province, Costa Rica

Conversion of native rainforest ecosystems in Limón Province of Costa Rica to banana and pineapple monoculture has led to reductions in biodiversity and soil quality. Agroforestry management of cacao (Theobroma cacao) is an alternative system that may maintain the agricultural livelihood of the regi...

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Main Author:	Emma Cornwell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vicerractoría Investigación 2014-09-01
Series:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:	banano (Musa acuminata) cacao (Theobroma cacao) calidad del suelo Costa Rica manejo agroforestal cultivo orgánico piña (Ananus comosus) potrero
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000300005&lng=en&tlng=en

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