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Shade coffee plantations are important for wildlife. Shade coffee plantations are a simplified but stable ecosystem. By providing a very high structural diversity these agro-ecosystems provide nesting and feeding habitat for wildlife. These plantations are used by many native, endemic, and migratory species. For example the shading canopy provides nesting habitat for native birds such as the scaly-nape pigeons, foraging grounds for Neotropical migratory birds such as the Northern Parula, and shelter for many plants and wildlife species including threatened and endangered species.

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	Shade coffee plantations are important in conserving biodiversity. Shade coffee plantations have played a critical role in protecting biodiversity by providing wildlife habitat during a period where the landscape was severely deforested in Puerto Rico.