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Assessment of ecosystem services provision in agroforestry systems through environmental indicators

Abstract:

The objective of this study is to evaluate qualitatively the ecosystem services (ES) by type of agroforestry systems (AFS) based on seven pre-selected environmental indicators. The models of AFSs evaluated were multi-stratified, in alleles, taungya and hedgerows. The multi-stratified AFS shave a greater potential for ES provision because they have the composition that most resembles a natural forest.

Key words:
agroforestry systems; sustainability indicators; carbon; nutrients

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