Land Cover in a Managed Forest Ecosystem: Mexican Shade Coffee
通过空间计量分析墨西哥南部荫蔽咖啡区的土地覆盖，发现靠近大城市的土地更不易被清理，这与天然林模式相反；同时合作社成员身份、农场规模和土壤类型与树木覆盖相关，而靠近小镇中心则与清理相关。
Abstract Managed forest ecosystems like shade coffee supply valuable ecological services. Yet little is known about the drivers and characteristics of clearing in such systems. We present a spatial econometric analysis of land cover in a shade coffee region in southern Mexico. We find that plots close to large cities are less likely to be cleared all other things being equal—the opposite of the pattern usually observed in natural forests. In addition, we find that membership in coffee‐marketing cooperatives, farm size, and certain soil types are associated with tree cover, while proximity to small town centers is associated with clearing.