chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Plant–Plant Interactions in Tropical Agriculture -- chapter 3 Pest Management in Mesoamerican Agroecosystems -- chapter 4 Managing Mycorrhizae for Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics -- chapter 5 Technological Change and Biodiversity in the Rubber Agroecosystem of Sumatra -- chapter 6 The Coffee Agroecosystem in the Neotropics: Combining Ecological and Economic Goals -- chapter 7 Tropical Agricultural Landscapes -- chapter 8 Interactions between Wildlife and Domestic Livestock in the Tropics -- chapter 9 Tropical Agriculture and Human Disease: Ecological Complexities Pose Research Challenges.