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Yu, L. Agroforestry Systems. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/61389 (accessed on 12 November 2026).
Yu L. Agroforestry Systems. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/61389. Accessed November 12, 2026.
Yu, Luyun. "Agroforestry Systems" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/61389 (accessed November 12, 2026).
Yu, L. (2026, October 24). Agroforestry Systems. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/61389
Yu, Luyun. "Agroforestry Systems." Encyclopedia. Web. 24 October, 2026.

Agroforestry Systems

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Agroforestry systems are integrated land-use systems in which trees or other woody perennial plants are deliberately combined with agricultural crops and/or livestock within the same management unit, either through spatial arrangements or temporal sequences. Their defining characteristic is the ecological and socioeconomic interaction among the system components, rather than simply the presence of trees on agricultural land [1][2]. Major categories include agrisilvicultural systems, which combine trees and crops; silvopastoral systems, which integrate trees with pasture and livestock; and agrosilvopastoral systems, which incorporate trees, crops, and animals [1]. These systems vary in species composition, vegetation structure, canopy cover, management intensity, and the spatial and temporal distribution of resources. From a forest ecology and biodiversity perspective, agroforestry systems can provide habitat, increase structural complexity, and influence the movement and persistence of organisms across agricultural landscapes. Their effects on biodiversity depend on factors such as tree diversity, the surrounding landscape, management practices, and the availability of suitable habitat for particular taxa [3][4]. Insect communities may respond to changes in vegetation structure, microclimate, food resources, and habitat connectivity, with responses varying among functional groups and species. Agroforestry systems are therefore studied as coupled production and ecological systems in which agricultural management interacts with biodiversity conservation and ecosystem functioning.

forest ecology biodiversity insect communities habitat complexity landscape ecology ecosystem functioning integrated land use
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  1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). (n.d.). Agroforestry: Overview. https://www.fao.org/agroforestry/about-agroforestry/overview/
  2. P. K. Ramachandran Nair. An Introduction to Agroforestry; Springer Nature: Durham, NC, United States, 1993. [CrossRef]
  3. Mario Torralba; Nora Fagerholm; Paul J. Burgess; Gerardo Moreno; Tobias Plieninger; Do European agroforestry systems enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services? A meta-analysis. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2016, 230, 150-161. [CrossRef]
  4. Ezequiel Ortolan; Everton A. Maciel; Valéria Forni Martins; Biodiversity in agroforestry systems implemented in tropical ecoregions: a systematic review. J. Environ. Manag. 2025, 382, 125317. [CrossRef]
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