Biodiversity in agroforestry systems implemented in tropical ecoregions: A systematic review

This is a dataset containing extensive information on agroforestry systems (AFSs) and reference vegetation areas where the diversity of taxonomic groups or growth forms was measured. AFSs and their reference areas are located in tropical ecoregions across de globe, and data were gathered through a systematic review including 92 papers and 294 data sampling sites. We considered each taxonomic group or growth form studied in a sampling site (AFS or reference vegetation area) as an observation, and extracted the following information to the file “Main_data.csv”: location, ecoregion, climate, soil, size, method of biodiversity sampling, and number of species, individuals, and/or biodiversity index found in each AFS and reference area; origin (whether the AFS originated from areas with alternative land use, such as agriculture, pastures, or degraded areas, or in areas with natural vegetation that are converted into productive systems), type (simple or biodiverse), age, crop type, management ..., For our systematic review on biodiversity in agroforestry systems (AFSs) implemented in tropical ecoregions, we searched for papers using the following keywords present in the title: field 1- agroforest*; field 2- diversity OR richness OR abundance; field 3- tropical. We conducted our search in the platforms Periódicos CAPES, Web of Science, Scielo, and Google Scholar. We did not restrict the oldest publication date and we finished our search in July 2023. For a paper to be included in the systematic review, it necessarily had to compare the abundance, richness, and/or diversity index of some taxonomic group or growth form between AFSs and reference vegetation areas located in tropical ecoregions, anywhere in the world. We considered each taxonomic group or growth form studied in an AFS or reference area as an observation and extracted the information provided in Main_data.csv., # Data from: Biodiversity in agroforestry systems implemented in tropical ecoregions: A systematic review

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.dr7sqvb8v](10.5061/dryad.dr7sqvb8v)

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset contains the data used in the article:

Ortolan, E.; Maciel, E.A. & Martins, V.F. Biodiversity in agroforestry systems implemented in tropical ecoregions: a systematic review. Journal of Environmental Management.

Authors:

Ezequiel Ortolan

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agricultura e Ambiente, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Araras, SP, Brazil.

E-mail: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

Everton A. Maciel

Chair of Plant Ecology, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany.

Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.

E-mail: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

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