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Alejandra Martínez-Salinas¹, Adina Chain-Guadarrama¹, Natalia Aristizábal^2,3

¹CATIE-Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba, Cartago, 30501, Costa Rica.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

|April 4, 2022

Summary

Biodiversity

Keywords:

biodiversity coffee production economic valuation ecosystem services synergies

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Agricultural Science
Conservation Biology

Background:

Ecosystem services (ES) from biodiversity support human well-being.
The interactions between multiple ES are not well understood.
Understanding ES interactions is crucial for effective management and valuation.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the interactions between pollination and pest control services in Costa Rican coffee farms.
To determine the ecological and economic impacts of these interactions.

Main Methods:

A factorial field experiment was conducted across 30 coffee farms.
The study assessed the effects of birds (pest control) and bees (pollination) on coffee production.

Main Results:

Synergistic interactions were found between bird pest control and bee pollination.
Combined effects of birds and bees on coffee yield were greater than individual effects.
Excluding both services reduced yield by 24.7%, costing US$1,066.00/ha.

Conclusions:

Individual ES assessments may underestimate biodiversity's benefits.
Habitat enhancements supporting biodiversity offer multiple benefits for coffee production.
Accounting for ES interactions is vital for accurate ecological and economic valuation.