A conceptual framework for the analysis of engineered biodiverse pastures

Teixeira, Ricardo F. M.; Proença, Vânia; Crespo, David; Valada, Tatiana; Domingos, Tiago

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.002

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“…Some of these technologies, such as biological control, protected production systems, and soilless production systems, excite little controversy as legitimate components of sustainable agriculture (Albaho, Thomas, & Christopher, 2008;del Amor, López-Marin, & González, 2008;Delgado & Berry, 2008;Maurino & Weber, 2013;Pinkington, Messelink, van Lenteren, & Le Mottee, 2010;Pliego, Ramos, de Vicente, & Cazorla, 2011;Rovira-Más, & Sáiz-Rubio, 2013;Wang & Pang, 2013;Yang et al 2014;). More controversial, a growing number of proponents of sustainable intensification are convinced that application of biotechnology is a necessary element in any strategy to meet world food demand (Albajes et al, 2013;Bennett, ChiHam, Barrows, Sexton, & Zilberman, 2013;Berkhout, 2002;Flavell, 2010;Jacobsen, Sorensen, Pedersen, & Weiner, 2013;Mackey & Montgomery, 2004;McGloughlin 2010;Teixeira, Proença, Crespo, Valada, & Domingos, 2015;Wield, Chataway & Bolo, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Principles Guiding Practice: A Case Study Analysis of the Principles of Sustainable Agriculture for Diverse Farms

Moore

Swisher

Rodríguez³

et al. 2016

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Principles Guiding Practice: A Case Study Analysis of the Principles of Sustainable Agriculture for Diverse Farms

Moore

Swisher

Rodríguez³

et al. 2016

J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.

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“…In this sense, developing cultivated pastures is connected strongly to ideas of nature-based solutions. A successful system of sown pastures developed in Portugal was referred to as a nature-based solution to environmental problems [42]. In our study, informed by field experiments and institutional and socioeconomic context analyses, our proposed two-step development strategy is poised to protect and restore degraded grasslands, modify grassland ecosystems to increase the quantity, quality, and sustainability of the particular services they provide, and contribute to bridge the gap between environmental protection and alleviation of poverty in China.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Two-Step Strategy for Developing Cultivated Pastures in China that Offer the Advantages of Ecosystem Services

Chen

Tang

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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Based on a site experiment on a typical steppe of Inner Mongolia, the short term effects on aboveground biomass, soil water content, soil organic carbon, and soil total nitrogen of four cultivated pastures (CPs) with different compositions of herbaceous species were examined and compared to those of adjacent, natural grassland (NG) enclosed simultaneously. All CPs produced significantly higher aboveground biomass than did the NG after two years of establishment, and the mixed culture of Agropyron cristatum (A. cristatum) and Medicago sativa (M. sativa) produced the highest (312.39% higher than the NG). Without irrigation, soil water content in the 10-20 cm soil layer was also found to be significantly higher in the CPs than in the NG, especially for the mixed cultures of A. cristatum and M. sativa, A. cristatum, M. sativa and Lolium perenne (L. perenne), by 184.25% and 125.97%, respectively. The improvements in soil organic carbon and soil total nitrogen in CPs were less obvious and mixed, with different species compositions showing significant increases at different depths. The experimental results suggested that, with carefully selected species compositions and proper farming measures, CPs could have a positive effect on some of the pathways that generate ecosystem services, at least in the short term. We also analyzed the underlying institutional and socioeconomic causes of China's underdevelopment of CPs, and proposed a two-step development strategy. The first is to promote rain-fed CPs on small-hold farms, which require relatively low inputs in fertilizers and labor. The second is to promote large-scale operations, which will require significantly more inputs in land, irrigation, fertilizers, and machinery.

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“…Sown Biodiverse Pastures (SBPs) are permanent, as they are self-maintained for at least 10 years, and biodiverse, as up to 20 species or varieties are sown, many of which are legumes, a "natural factory" of nitrogen, minimising the need for synthetic fertilisers (Teixeira et al, 2015). A pilot project is currently under way on Samothraki, in collaboration with local farmers, in order to assess the effectiveness of SPBs.…”

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The role of science in sustainability transitions: citizen science, transformative research, and experiences from Samothraki island, Greece

Petridis¹,

Fischer‐Kowalski²,

Singh³

et al. 2017

ISJ

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ABSTRACT:We highlight the importance of island research that aims to achieve sustainability transitions. All too often, developmental priorities are largely defined by economic policy imperatives, and island research either ignores or masks such normative connotations. This article reports on ten years of transdisciplinary socioecological research on the Greek island of Samothraki. We sequentially: (i) introduce socioecological thinking and the conceptual framework of social ecology, and show how this is operationalised and applied on this case study, and (ii) highlight the importance of a transdisciplinary research approach, in promoting island sustainability. We conclude with a plea for more transformative research and citizen research in the direction of sustainability within island studies.

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A conceptual framework for the analysis of engineered biodiverse pastures

Cited by 47 publications

References 102 publications

Principles Guiding Practice: A Case Study Analysis of the Principles of Sustainable Agriculture for Diverse Farms

Principles Guiding Practice: A Case Study Analysis of the Principles of Sustainable Agriculture for Diverse Farms

A Two-Step Strategy for Developing Cultivated Pastures in China that Offer the Advantages of Ecosystem Services

The role of science in sustainability transitions: citizen science, transformative research, and experiences from Samothraki island, Greece

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