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. 2011 May 2;108(20):8311–8316. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1016799108

Table 1.

Overview of the directions of effects of management variables on total species richness observed and yield based on field study plots

Management variables Species richness Yield
Percent cover by shade trees Herbs – Endemic birds –
Number of tall trees (>10 m tall) Butterflies (–) Birds +
Forest tree species richness Herbs +
Frequent weeding Herbs – Birds –
Leaf-litter thickness Amphibians and reptiles + Endemic birds (+)
Dead wood Herbs + Amphibians and reptiles (+) (–)
Distance to forest Trees – Endemic birds – (+)
Labor (Not available) +
Inputs (pesticides, herbicides) (Not available) +

Details can be found in Tables S1 and S3. Effects in parentheses were marginally significant (0.05 ≤ P < 0.10).