This study examined the effects of shade tree composition on water dynamics in coffee agroforestry systems in the Western Ghats of India. The study found that: 1) Coffee canopy intercepted the majority (9-21%) of rainfall, regardless of shade tree composition. 2) Coffee transpired more under native shade trees than exotic trees like Grevillea robusta. 3) Native shade trees transpired more than exotic trees during the dry season, but exotics dried out topsoil more. 4) Runoff was comparable between plots with native and exotic shade trees (3-6% of rainfall).
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