Juan F. Barrera

Dr. Juan F. Barrera

El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
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Academic Career Length

38Years (1989-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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31 August 2021 in Agronomy for Sustainable Development
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CHCelia A. Harvey
Celia A. Harvey
APAlyssa A. Pritts
Alyssa A. Pritts
MZMarie J. Zwetsloot
Marie J. Zwetsloot
KJKees Jansen
Kees Jansen
MPMirjam Pulleman
Mirjam Pulleman
VVVivian Valencia
Vivian Valencia
In Latin America, the cultivation of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plays a critical role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Over the last 20 years, coffee farms and landscapes across the region have undergone rapid and profound biophysical changes in response to low coffee prices, changing climatic conditions, severe plant pathogen outbreaks, and other drivers. Although these biophysical transformations are pervasive and affect millions of rural livelihoods, there is limited information on the types, location, and extent of landscape changes and their socioeconomic and ecological consequences. Here we review the state of knowledge on the ongoing biophysical changes in coffee-growing regions, explore the potential socioeconomic and ecological impacts of these changes, and highlight key research gaps. We identify seven major land-use trends which are affecting the sustainability of coffee-growing regions across Latin America in different ways. These trends include (1) the widespread shift to disease-resistant cultivars, (2) the conventional intensification of coffee management with greater planting densities, greater use of agrochemicals and less shade, (3) the conversion of coffee to other agricultural land uses, (4) the introduction of Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) into areas not previously cultivated with coffee, (5) the expansion of coffee into forested areas, (6) the urbanization of coffee landscapes, and (7) the increase in the area of coffee produced under voluntary sustainability standards. Our review highlights the incomplete and scattered information on the drivers, patterns, and outcomes of biophysical changes in coffee landscapes, and lays out a detailed research agenda to address these research gaps and elucidate the effects of different landscape trajectories on rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and other aspects of sustainable development. A better understanding of the drivers, patterns, and consequences of changes in coffee landscapes is vital for informing the design of policies, programs, and incentives for sustainable coffee production.

1 January 2000 in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
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PMPablo Montoya
Pablo Montoya
PLPablo Liedo
Pablo Liedo
BBBetty Benrey
Betty Benrey
Juan F. BarreraJuan F. Barrera
Juan F. Barrera
JCJorge Cancino
Jorge Cancino
MAMartín Aluja
Martín Aluja
The functional response and the effect of superparasitism of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) in larvae of Anastrepha ludens (Loew) was determi

1 January 1992 in Journal of Applied Ecology
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PBP. S. Baker
P. S. Baker
Juan F. BarreraJuan F. Barrera
Juan F. Barrera
ARA. Rivas
A. Rivas

5 June 2013 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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HEHallie Eakin
Hallie Eakin
Catherine TuckerCatherine Tucker
Catherine Tucker
ECEdwin Castellanos
Edwin Castellanos
RDRafael A. Díaz
Rafael A. Díaz
Juan F. BarreraJuan F. Barrera
Juan F. Barrera
HMHelda Morales
Helda Morales

1 May 2005 in Biological Control
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TBTim P. Batchelor
Tim P. Batchelor
IHIan C.W. Hardy
Ian C.W. Hardy
Juan F. BarreraJuan F. Barrera
Juan F. Barrera
GPGabriela Pérez-Lachaud
Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud