In this context, there has been increasing
concern in recent years about the consequences of tree planting in coffee
plantations and the resulting effects on C sequestration and soil
quality.
Even though full sun is the dominant management system in the
Brazilian coffee agriculture, there has been an increase in the agroforest
and agroecological practices in the country (Souza et al., 2010). A more
diversified agriculturalmatrix using agroforestry,where native trees are
intercropped with coffee, has been regarded as one of the best options
for conservation, regeneration and reforestation of the Atlantic
Rainforest Biome