Abstract:The growing human population requires vast amounts of supplies that are satisfied by a large agricultural expansion leading to alarming deforestation of tropical forests.Agriculture in the large part now is unsustainable as tropical soils are relatively nutrient poor, the amount of organic matter decreases fast and the soil invertebrates and microorganisms vanish over time. From a socio-economic point of view, agroforestry is a sustainable alternative to slash-and-burn practices, but its impact on termites, ma… Show more
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