Agroforestry and Ecosystem Services

​Ranjith Udawatta is a professor at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, USA. Ranjith received his BS in Agriculture from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. His MS and PhD both in Soil Science were completed at University of Florida and University of Missouri, respectively. His current research studies explore the use of conservation practices including agroforestry, cover crops, riparian buffers, and upland buffers to address issues related to water, soil, land productivity, carbon sequestration, and competition for resources among plants at micrometer to watershed scalesShibu Jose serves (2019-current) as the associate dean for research in the College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources and the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Missouri (MU). Prior to his current appointment, he was the director of the School of Natural Resources at MU (2017-2018), H.E. Garrett Endowed Chair Professor and director of the MU Center for Agroforestry (2009-2017) and Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of Florida (1998-2009).  Jose received his bachelor’s degree from Kerala Agricultural University, India, and his master’s and doctorate degrees from the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. He has received nearly $46 million in funding ($13 million as PI) and has published 11 edited books and nearly 200 research articles with over 7500 citations. Fourteen Ph.D. and 37 M.S. students have graduated under his supervision.  He serves as Editor-In-Chief of Agroforestry Systems, the premier journal in the field of agroforestry published by Springer-Nature and on the editorial board of several other journals.  He is the current Chair of the Forestry Research Advisory Council that advises the US Secretary of Agriculture.

• Preface.- Agroforestry for Ecosystem Services.- Agroforestry Practices for Soil Conservation and Resilient Agriculture.- Soil Health Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry.- Below-Ground Services in Vineyard Agroforestry Systems.- Selected Soil Properties Among Agroforestry, Natural Forest, Traditional Agriculture, and Palm Oil Land Uses in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.- Water Quality and Quantity Benefits of Agroforestry and Processes: Long-Term Case Studies from Missouri, USA.- Enhanced Ecosystem Services Provided by Silvopastures.- Silvopasture for Food Security in a Changing Climate.- Potential Indicators to Assess the Sustainability of South American Forests Under Silvopastoral Management.- The Role of Temperate Agroforestry Practices in Supporting Pollinators.- Agroforestry for Biodiversity Conservation.- Cultural Ecosystem Services in Agroforests.- Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry in India.- Ecosystem Services of Agroforestry.- Agroforestry Integration and Multifunctional Landscape Planning for Enhanced Ecosystem Services from Treed Habitats.- Economic Valuation of Agroforestry Ecosystem Services.- Bibliography.- Index.