Balancing conservation of biodiversity and economical profit in the high Venezuelan Andes: Is fallow agriculture an alternative?.

Long fallow ag is not the ideal alternativ ebut better than intensive, both ecologically as long term economically. Succession is not real succession (with plant replacement) but rather arrival and establishment of different species. Afer 4 years, stability has acheived but is not restored. May need up to 70 years.