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Landscape and Local Correlates of Bee Abundance and Species Richness in Urban Gardens by Quistberg, Robyn D, Bichier, Peter, Philpott, Stacy M

“…Urban gardens may preserve biodiversity as urban population densities increase, but this strongly depends on the characteristics of the gardens and the…”
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Local and landscape drivers of bird abundance, species richness, and trait composition in urban agroecosystems by Mayorga, Isabella, Bichier, Peter, Philpott, Stacy M.

“…Urban gardens, or spaces that include vegetables, fruit trees, and ornamental plants, can support bird species and communities by providing food and nesting…”
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Gardener demographics, experience, and motivations drive differences in plant species richness and composition in urban gardens by Philpott, Stacy M., Egerer, Monika H., Bichier, Peter, Cohen, Hamutahl, Cohen, Roseann, Liere, Heidi, Jha, Shalene, Lin, Brenda B.

“…Urban agriculture has received considerable attention for its role in supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services, and health and well-being for growing…”
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Biodiversity Loss in Latin American Coffee Landscapes: Review of the Evidence on Ants, Birds, and Trees by PHILPOTT, STACY M, ARENDT, WAYNE J, ARMBRECHT, INGE, BICHIER, PETER, DIESTCH, THOMAS V, GORDON, CALEB, GREENBERG, RUSSELL, PERFECTO, IVETTE, REYNOSO-SANTOS, ROBERTO, SOTO-PINTO, LORENA, TEJEDA-CRUZ, CESAR, WILLIAMS-LINERA, GUADALUPE, VALENZUELA, JORGE, ZOLOTOFF, JOSÉ MANUEL

“…Studies have documented biodiversity losses due to intensification of coffee management (reduction in canopy richness and complexity). Nevertheless, questions…”
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Field-Testing Ecological and Economic Benefits of Coffee Certification Programs by PHILPOTT, STACY M, BICHIER, PETER, RICE, ROBERT, GREENBERG, RUSSELL

“…Coffee agroecosystems are critical to the success of conservation efforts in Latin America because of their ecological and economic importance. Coffee…”
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Shifts in host–parasitoid networks across community garden management and urban landscape gradients by Lucatero, Azucena, Smith, Noah R., Bichier, Peter, Liere, Heidi, Philpott, Stacy M.

“…Biological pest control relies on interactions between herbivores and their natural enemies. Maintaining this ecosystem service requires considering herbivore…”
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Promoting Beneficial Arthropods in Urban Agroecosystems: Focus on Flowers, Maybe Not Native Plants by Philpott, Stacy M, Lucatero, Azucena, Andrade, Sofie, Hernandez, Cameron, Bichier, Peter

“…(1) Urbanization threatens biodiversity, yet urban native plants support native biodiversity, contributing to conservation and ecosystem services. Within urban…”
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Land tenure security and luxury support plant species and trait diversity in urban community gardens by Philpott, Stacy M., Bichier, Peter, Perez, Genesis, Jha, Shalene, Liere, Heidi, Lin, Brenda B.

“…Urban ecological communities are shaped by an array of environmental and physical factors that include climate, biogeography, species interactions, dispersal,…”
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Local and Landscape Drivers of Carabid Activity, Species Richness, and Traits in Urban Gardens in Coastal California by Philpott, Stacy M, Albuquerque, Simone, Bichier, Peter, Cohen, Hamutahl, Egerer, Monika H, Kirk, Claire, Will, Kipling W

“…Urban ecosystems, as mosaics of residential, industrial, commercial, and agricultural land, present challenges for species survival due to impervious surface,…”
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Social Context Influence on Urban Gardener Perceptions of Pests and Management Practices by Liere, Heidi, Egerer, Monika, Sanchez, Carly, Bichier, Peter, Philpott, Stacy M.

“…Community gardens are important urban green spaces with a variety of social and ecological benefits, one of which is access to healthy food. Similar to rural…”
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Differences in insectivore bird diets in coffee agroecosystems driven by obligate or generalist guild, shade management, season, and year by Jedlicka, Julie A, Philpott, Stacy M, Baena, Martha L, Bichier, Peter, Dietsch, Thomas V, Nute, Laney H, Langridge, Suzanne M, Perfecto, Ivette, Greenberg, Russell

“…Neotropical shade-grown coffee systems are renowned for their potential to conserve avian biodiversity. Yet, little is known about food resources consumed by…”
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Cascading Effects of Birds and Bats in a Shaded Coffee Agroforestry System by Schmitt, Lauren, Greenberg, Russell, Ibarra-Núñez, Guillermo, Bichier, Peter, Gordon, Caleb E., Perfecto, Ivette

“…Volant vertebrate insectivores, including birds and bats, can be important regulators of herbivores in forests and agro-ecosystems. Their effects can be…”
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Greater predation in shaded coffee farms: the role of resident neotropical birds by Perfecto, I, Vandermeer, J.H, Lopez Bautista, G, Ibarra Nunez, G, Greenberg, R, Bichier, P, Langridge, S

“…It is commonly thought that diverse agroecosystems are less prone to pest outbreaks because they support a high diversity of natural enemies. The idea that…”
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Biodiversity conservation, yield, and alternative products in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia by Philpott, Stacy M, Bichier, Peter, Rice, Robert A, Greenberg, Russell

“…Agroecology and conservation must overlap to protect biodiversity and farmer livelihoods. Coffee agroecosystems with complex shade canopies protect…”
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Bird diversity in cacao farms and forest fragments of western Panama by Van Bael, Sunshine A, Bichier, Peter, Ochoa, Isis, Greenberg, Russell

“…Theobroma cacao plantings, when managed under the shade of rainforest trees, provide habitat for many resident and migratory bird species. We compared the bird…”
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Impacts of Major Predators on Tropical Agroforest Arthropods: Comparisons within and across Taxa by Philpott, Stacy M., Greenberg, Russell, Bichier, Peter, Perfecto, Ivette

“…In food web studies, taxonomically unrelated predators are often grouped into trophic levels regardless of their relative importance on prey assemblages,…”
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Bird Populations in Shade and Sun Coffee Plantations in Central Guatemala by Greenberg, Russell, Bichier, Peter, Angon, Andrea Cruz, Reitsma, Robert

“…We studied the avifauna of sun and shade coffee plantations and associated mid-elevation habitats during the dry season of 1995. The three plantation types…”
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Local and landscape drivers of predation services in urban gardens by Philpott, Stacy M., Bichier, Peter

“…In agroecosystems, local and landscape features, as well as natural enemy abundance and richness, are significant predictors of predation services that may…”
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Multiple ecosystem service synergies and landscape mediation of biodiversity within urban agroecosystems by Jha, Shalene, Egerer, Monika, Bichier, Peter, Cohen, Hamutahl, Liere, Heidi, Lin, Brenda, Lucatero, Azucena, Philpott, Stacy M.

“…Ecosystem services (ESs) are essential for human well‐being, especially in urban areas where 60% of the global population will live by 2030. While urban…”
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Local- and landscape-scale land cover affects microclimate and water use in urban gardens by Lin, Brenda B., Egerer, Monika H., Liere, Heidi, Jha, Shalene, Bichier, Peter, Philpott, Stacy M.

“…Urban gardens in Central California are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, experiencing both extended high heat periods as well as water…”
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