selected publications
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article
- The 10 Elements of Agroecology: enabling transitions towards sustainable agriculture and food systems through visual narratives 2020
- Short-term casting activity of earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae) after biochar additions. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 143:107736. 2020
- Dominant tree species and earthworms affect soil aggregation and carbon content along a soil degradation gradient in an agricultural landscape. Geoderma. 359:113983. 2020
- Applying the aboveground-belowground interaction concept in agriculture: Spatio-temporal scales matter. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7:300. 2019
- Earthworms regulate ability of biochar to mitigate CO2 and N2O emissions from a tropical soil. Applied Soil Ecology. 140:57-67. 2019
- Enhancing maize productivity in agroforestry systems through managing competition: lessons from smallholders’ farms, Rift valley, Kenya. Agroforestry Systems. 93:715-730. 2019
- Contribution of trees to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystems Services & Management. 14:1-16. 2018
- Spatial variation of soil macrofauna and nutrients in tropical agricultural systems influenced by historical charcoal production in South Nandi, Kenya. Applied Soil Ecology. 119:286-293. 2017
- Soil macrofauna abundance under dominant tree species increases along a soil degradation gradient. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 112:35-46. 2017
- System productivity and natural resource integrity in smallholder farming: Friends or foes? 2017
- Convergent Agency: Encouraging Transdisciplinary Approaches for Effective Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science. 7:430-435. 2016
- Trees in agricultural landscapes enhance provision of ecosystem services in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystems Services & Management. 12:255-273. 2016
- The Land‐Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS): mobile apps and collaboration for optimizing climate change investments 2016
- Replication Data for: Soil macrofauna collected at LDSF Sentinel Sites 2016
- Evaluating factors influencing heterogeneity in agroforestry adoption and practices within smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 212:106-118. 2015
- Alder trees enhance crop productivity and soil microbial biomass in tea plantations. Applied Soil Ecology. 96:25-32. 2015
- Terrestrial pyrogenic carbon export to fluvial ecosystems: Lessons learned from the White Nile watershed of East Africa. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 29:1911-1928. 2015
- Farmer knowledge of the relationships among soil macrofauna, soil quality and tree species in a smallholder agroforestry system of western Honduras. Geoderma. 189:186-198. 2012
- Agroforestry and Soil Health: Linking Trees, Soil Biota, and Ecosystem Services 2012
- InPaC-S: participatory knowledge integration on indicators of soil quality: methodological guide 2012
- Soil macrofauna in agricultural landscapes dominated by the Quesungual Slash-and-Mulch Agroforestry System, western Honduras. Applied Soil Ecology. 47:119-132. 2011
- Dinámica del nitrógeno y el fósforo del suelo bajo tres sistemas de uso de la tierra en laderas de Honduras. Acta Agronómica. 59:410-419. 2010
- Dynamics of soil nitrogen and phosphorus in three land use systems on hillsides of Honduras. Acta Agronómica. 59:410-419. 2010
- Earthworm impacts on soil organic matter and fertilizer dynamics in tropical hillside agroecosystems of Honduras. Pedobiologia. 53:327-335. 2010
- Earthworms, soil fertility and aggregate-associated soil organic matter dynamics in the Quesungual agroforestry system. Geoderma. 155:320-328. 2010
- Fine-scale spatial and temporal variation in earthworm surface casting activity in agroforestry fields, western Honduras 2010
- Respuesta de Melinis minutiflora a la inoculación con hongos micorrícico arbusculares en un Inceptisol de Colombia. Acta Agronómica. 58:225-233. 2009
- Simulating phosphorus responses in annual crops using APSIM: model evaluation on contrasting soil types. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 84:293-306. 2009
- Influence of Planted Fallows and Manure Application on Soil Quality and Maize Yields on a Colombian Volcanic Ash Soil. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 32:1-35. 2008
- Decomposition and Nutrient Release from Intra-specific Mixtures of Legume Plant Materials. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 39:616-625. 2008
- Adaptation to climate change: Is the Quesungual system an option for smallholders in dry hillside agroecosystems? 2008
- Adaptation to climate change: is the Quesungual system an option for smallholders in dry hillsides agroecosystems? 2008
- Descubriendo los misterios del sistema Quesungual 2008
- Is the Quesungual System an option for smallholders in dry hillside agroecosystems? 2008
- Quesungual Slash & Mulch Agroforestry System (QSMAS): Improving crop water productivity food security and resource quality in the sub-humid tropics 2008
- Soil biota, ecosystem services and land productivity. Ecological Economics. 64:269-285. 2007
- This ped is my ped: Visual separation and near infrared spectra allow determination of the origins of soil macroaggregates. Pedobiologia. 51:75-87. 2007
- Impact of planted fallows and a crop rotation on nitrogen mineralization and phosphorus and organic matter fractions on a Colombian volcanic-ash soil. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 77:127-141. 2007
- Advances in improving Agricultural Profitability and Overcoming Land Degradation in Savanna and Hillside Agroecosystems of Tropical America 2007
- Improvement of low fertility soils (oxisols) for high productivity and sustainability of crop-livestock systems in tropical savannas of Colombia 2007
- Quesungual slash and mulch agroforestry system (QSMAS): Improving crop water productivity food security and resource quality in the sub-humid tropics 2007
- Sistema Agroforestal Quesungual (SAQ): Mejorando la productividad del agua la seguridad alimentaria y la calidad de los recursos en el trópico sub-húmedo 2007
- Tillage effects on maize yield in a Colombian savanna oxisol: Soil organic matter and P fractions. Soil & Tillage Research. 91:131-142. 2006
- Indicators of soil quality : A South-South development of a methodological guide for linking local and technical knowledge. Geoderma. 135:248-259. 2006
- Burkholderia mimosarum sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa spp. from Taiwan and South America. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56:1847-1851. 2006
- Efecto de aportes superficiales de biomasa vegetal en la temperatura, humedad y dinámica de nemátodos en el suelo en época seca en Santander de Quilichao (Departamento del Cauca). Acta Agronómica. 55:9-14. 2006
- The effect of mixing prunings of two tropical shrub legumes (Calliandra houstoniana and Indigofera zollingeriana) with contrasting quality on N release in the soil and apparent N degradation in the rumen. Plant and Soil. 280:357-368. 2006
- Unraveling the mysteries of the Quesungual Agroforestry System 2006
- Proof that Burkholderia strains form effective symbioses with legumes: a study of novel Mimosa-nodulating strains from South America.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71:7461-7471. 2005
- Fallow management for soil fertility recovery in tropical Andean agroecosystems in Colombia. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 110:29-42. 2005
- Laboratory Validation of a Resource Quality‐Based Conceptual Framework for Organic Matter Management. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 69:1135-1145. 2005
- Evaluating soil quality in tropical agroecosystems of Colombia using NIRS. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 37:889-898. 2005
- THE EFFECTS OF THE QUESUNGUAL AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM OF WESTERN HONDURAS ON SOIL MACROFAUNA. Sociedade & Natureza (online). 1:466-477. 2005
- Effects of sample post harvest treatment on aerobic decomposition and anaerobic in-vitro digestion of tropical legumes with contrasting quality. Plant and Soil. 269:159-170. 2005
- Novel Mimosa-Nodulating Strains of Burkholderia from South America 2005
- Plant growth, biomass production and nutrient accumulation by slash/mulch agroforestry systems in tropical hillsides of Colombia. Agroforestry Systems. 60:255-265. 2004
- A global assessment using PCR techniques of mycorrhizal fungal populations colonising Tithonia diversifolia. Mycorrhiza. 14:103-109. 2004
- Increasing the relevance of scientific information in hillside environments through understanding of local soil management in a small watershed of the Colombian Andes. Soil Use and Management. 20:23-31. 2004
- The in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) method 2004
- Plant growth, mycorrhizal association, nutrient uptake and phosphorus dynamics in a volcanic-ash soil in Colombia as affected by the establishment of Tithonia diversifolia. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 21:41-59. 2003
- Implications of local soil knowledge for integrated soil management in Latin America. Geoderma. 111:217-231. 2003
- Biological nitrogen fixation: A key input to integrated soil fertility management in the tropics 2003
- El papel del micelio externo de hongos que forman micorriza arbuscular asociado a barbechos mejorados en suelos degradados de ladera de Pescador (Cauca) 2003
- Nitrogen mineralization and crop uptake from surface-applied leaves of green manure species on a tropical volcanic-ash soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 36:87-92. 2002
- Decomposition and nutrient release by green manures in a tropical hillside agroecosystem. Plant and Soil. 240:331-342. 2002
- Changes in soil organic matter and phosphorus fractions under planted fallows and a crop rotation system on a Colombian volcanic-ash soil. Plant and Soil. 231:211-223. 2001
- Farm nutrient recycling through double purpose live barriers 2001
- Improved fallows : an alternative for rapid restoration of degraded soils 2001
- Developing diagnostic and predictive tools to assist farmers and planners in watershed resource management decision making 1999
- Relating Preseason Soil Nitrogen to Maize Yield in Tree Legume‐Maize Rotations. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 62:1604-1609. 1998
- Light fraction soil organic matter and available nitrogen following trees and maize. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 61:826-831. 1997
- Managing nutrients in the Orinoco floodplain. Nature & Resources. 32:15-19. 1996
- Nitrogen mineralization in density fractions of soil organic matter from maize and legume cropping systems 1996
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dataset
- Replication Data for Soil macrofauna collected at LDSF Sentinel Sites 2017
- Exploring local knowledge on indicators of soil health and contributions of agroforestry trees in smallholders' maize production systems in Rift Valley, Kenya 2015
- Influence of indigenous tree presence on soil macrofauna and soil organic matter dynamics in tropical agricultural landscapes 2015
- Scaling up agroforestry requires research ‘in' rather than ‘for' development 2015
- Soil carbon storage in tropical agroforestry systems: impacts of dominant tree species in smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya 2015
- Spatial effect of dominant tree species on crop productivity, water and nutrient availability within smallholder farms in Rift Valley, Kenya 2015
- Spatial influence of tree species on the abundance and diversity of soil macrofauna across agricultural catchments of different conversion age from primary natural forest 2015
- Evaluating heterogeneity in agroforestry adoption and practices within smallholder farms in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya 2014
- Replication data for: Screening of suitable species for three-year fallow 1998
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document
- Efecto de sistemas de labranza en el rendimiento de maíz en un oxisol de la sabana colombiana: fraccionamiento de materia orgánica y fósforo del suelo 2013
- InPaC-S: participatory knowledge integration on indicators of soil quality - methodological guide 2012
- Dynamics of nitrogen and phosphorus in Quensungual slash and mulch agroforestry system 2009
- Improving the efficiency of rain water use on hillsides in the sub-humid tropics: Agricultural and environmental benefits of Quesungual system 2009
- Quesungual slash and mulch agroforestry system (QSMAS): Improving crop water productivity, food security and resource quality in the sub-humid tropics 2009
- Quesungual slash and mulch agroforestry system improves rain water productivity in hillside agroecosystems of the sub-humid tropics 2009
- No-burn agricultural zones on Honduran hillsides: Better harvests air quality and water availability by way of improved land management 2008
- Quesungual slash and mulch agroforestry system improves rain water productivity in hillside agroecosystems of the sub?humid tropics 2008
- Improvement of low fertility soils (oxisols) for high productivity and sustainability of crop-livestock systems in tropical savannas of Colombia 2007
- Improving Productivity and Sustainability of Crop-Livestock Systems in Tropical Savannas of South America 2007
- Unraveling the mysteries of the Quesungual slash and mulch agroforestry system 2006
- Unravelling the mysteries of the Quesungal Agroforestry System 2006
- Soil phosphorus dynamics, acquisition and cycling in crop-pasture-fallow systems in low fertility tropical soils: a review from Latin America 2004
- Abonos verdes de leñosas y no leñosas como fuente de nitrógeno a cultivos anuales 1999
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review
- Agroforestry boosts soil health in the humid and sub-humid tropics: A meta-analysis. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 106899. 2020
- Agroecological principles and elements and their implications for transitioning to sustainable food systems. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 2020
- Farmers' knowledge of soil quality indicators along a land degradation gradient in Rwanda. Geoderma Regional. 2019
- Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: A meta-analysis. Basic and Applied Ecology. 573-582. 2015
- Scaling up agroforestry requires research ‘in’ rather than ‘for’ development. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 73-77. 2014