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Land-use choices follow profitability at the expense of ecological functions in Indonesian smallholder landscapes.
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Land-use choices follow profitability at the expense of ecological functions in Indonesian smallholder landscapes.

  • Clough Y Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University, Sölvegatan 37, 22362 Lund, Sweden.
  • Krishna VV Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg August University Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Corre MD Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Büsgen Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Darras K Department of Crop Sciences, Agroecology, Georg August University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Denmead LH Department of Crop Sciences, Agroecology, Georg August University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Meijide A Bioclimatology, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Moser S Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg August University Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Musshoff O Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg August University Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Steinebach S Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Georg August University Göttingen, Theaterplatz 15, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Veldkamp E Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Büsgen Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Allen K Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Büsgen Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Barnes AD Systemic Conservation Biology, Georg August University Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Breidenbach N Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Büsgen Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Brose U Systemic Conservation Biology, Georg August University Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Buchori D Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University Jalan Kamper Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
  • Daniel R Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg August University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Finkeldey R Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Büsgen Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Harahap I Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University Jalan Kamper Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
  • Hertel D Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, Georg August University Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Holtkamp AM Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg August University Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Hörandl E Department of Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants, Georg August University Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Irawan B Forestry Faculty, University of Jambi, Campus Pinang Masak Mendalo, Jambi 36361, Indonesia.
  • Jaya INS Forest Resources Inventory and Remote Sensing, Bogor Agricultural University, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
  • Jochum M Systemic Conservation Biology, Georg August University Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Klarner B JF Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Animal Ecology, Georg August University Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Knohl A Bioclimatology, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Kotowska MM Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, Georg August University Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Krashevska V JF Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Animal Ecology, Georg August University Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Kreft H Biodiversity, Macroecology &Conservation Biogeography, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Kurniawan S Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Büsgen Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Leuschner C Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, Georg August University Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Maraun M JF Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Animal Ecology, Georg August University Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Melati DN Forest Inventory and Remote Sensing, Burckhardt Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 5, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Opfermann N Department of Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants, Georg August University Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Pérez-Cruzado C Forest Inventory and Remote Sensing, Burckhardt Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 5, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Prabowo WE Conservation Biology Division, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
  • Rembold K Forest Inventory and Remote Sensing, Burckhardt Institute, Georg August University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 5, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Rizali A Department of Plant Pests and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya. Jl. Veteran Malang, East Java 65145, Indonesia.
  • Rubiana R Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University Jalan Kamper Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
  • Schneider D Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology and Göttingen Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg August University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 8, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Tjitrosoedirdjo SS SEAMEO BIOTROP Regional Center for Tropical Biology, Jl. Raya Tajur km 6, Bogor 16134, Indonesia.
  • Tjoa A Faculty of Agriculture, Tadulako University, Jl. Soekarno Hatta km 09 Tondo, Palu 94118, Indonesia.
  • Tscharntke T Department of Crop Sciences, Agroecology, Georg August University Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
  • Scheu S JF Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Animal Ecology, Georg August University Göttingen, Berliner Str. 28, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
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  • 2016-10-12
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  • Nature communications. - 2016
English Smallholder-dominated agricultural mosaic landscapes are highlighted as model production systems that deliver both economic and ecological goods in tropical agricultural landscapes, but trade-offs underlying current land-use dynamics are poorly known. Here, using the most comprehensive quantification of land-use change and associated bundles of ecosystem functions, services and economic benefits to date, we show that Indonesian smallholders predominantly choose farm portfolios with high economic productivity but low ecological value. The more profitable oil palm and rubber monocultures replace forests and agroforests critical for maintaining above- and below-ground ecological functions and the diversity of most taxa. Between the monocultures, the higher economic performance of oil palm over rubber comes with the reliance on fertilizer inputs and with increased nutrient leaching losses. Strategies to achieve an ecological-economic balance and a sustainable management of tropical smallholder landscapes must be prioritized to avoid further environmental degradation.
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