Birds and bats accounted for 54% of total cacao tree productivity over a one year period in northern Peru’s agroforestry systems. The economic benefits of bird and bat contributions in the study area ...
Funding: This study was supported by the Programa Nacional de Investigación Científica y Estudios Avanzados (PROCIENCIA) funded by the Project through the Contract N° 026-2016-FONDECYT “Círculo de ...
Healthy bat and bird populations don’t only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests of northern Peru in equilibrium. For the regions’ farmers of cacao—the main ingredient in chocolate— these ...
Archaeologists have shed light on the origins of chocolate by tracing the spread of the cacao tree. A new study published in Scientific Reports found that the cacao tree, which grows cocoa beans, ...
The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new crop elsewhere. Frequently, new plantations ...
Insect-eating bats prefer cocoa farms that retain large, old-growth trees that mimic the natural forest conditions. New research found higher abundance and diversity of bats on farms with 65% or ...
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