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dc.contributor.authorde Sousa, Kaue
dc.contributor.authorvan Zonneveld, Maarten
dc.contributor.authorHolmgren, Milena
dc.contributor.authorKindt, Roeland
dc.contributor.authorOrdonez, Jenny C.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-03T11:17:02Z
dc.date.available2019-10-03T11:17:02Z
dc.date.created2019-06-18T20:44:54Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2620063
dc.description.abstractClimate change threatens coffee production and the livelihoods of thousands of families in Mesoamerica that depend on it. Replacing coffee with cocoa and integrating trees in combined agroforestry systems to ameliorate abiotic stress are among the proposed alternatives to overcome this challenge. These two alternatives do not consider the vulnerability of cocoa and tree species commonly used in agroforestry plantations to future climate conditions. We assessed the suitability of these alternatives by identifying the potential changes in the distribution of coffee, cocoa and the 100 most common agroforestry trees found in Mesoamerica. Here we show that cocoa could potentially become an alternative in most of coffee vulnerable areas. Agroforestry with currently preferred tree species is highly vulnerable to future climate change. Transforming agroforestry systems by changing tree species composition may be the best approach to adapt most of the coffee and cocoa production areas. Our results stress the urgency for land use planning considering climate change effects and to assess new combinations of agroforestry species in coffee and cocoa plantations in Mesoamerica.
dc.description.abstractThe future of coffee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.uriwww.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45491-7
dc.titleThe future of coffee and cocoa agroforestry in a warmer Mesoamerica
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.source.journalScientific Reports
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45491-7
dc.identifier.cristin1705898
cristin.unitcode209,2,1,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for jordbruksfag
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