Sustainability of coffee based agroforestry systems and opportunities for conservation in the central western Ghats, India
Sustainability of coffee based agroforestry systems and opportunities for conservation in the central western Ghats, India
The purpose of this study is to quantify the floristic diversity in forests and coffee agroforests and to know the effects of different landholding sizes in Kodagu district of India's the Western Ghats. We collected the data on trees, shrubs and herbs from 50 sample plots of 0.16 ha. each and analyzed for various diversity parameters. Results revealed Shannon’s (H') was highest in coffee agroforests (3.60) compared to that of natural forest (3.32). Conversely, Simpson’s (D) values did not differ