Assessment of the rangelands of southwestern Santiago del Estero, Argentina, for grazing management and research

Kunst, Carlos; Monti, E.; Pérez, Hector E.; Godoy, J.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.10.001

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“…In preindustrial times, and in current areas associated with a less-affluent social context, shifting cultivation, extensive livestock rearing, and wood extraction have given form to the landscape, leading to spatially dynamic land segmentation characterized by croplands and grassy and woody vegetation in different stages of succession and with different degrees of biomass depletion or appropriation (Chidumayo, 1987;Kunst et al, 2006). In richer and more populated areas, rainfed and irrigated agriculture and mixed crop/livestock production systems occupy the most productive and connected (to markets) areas at present, while extensive grazing and wood extraction are restricted to areas with lower environmental quality or accessibility (Chidumayo, 2002;Grau et al, 2008).…”

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Land use in the dry subtropics: Vegetation composition and production across contrasting human contexts

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Jobbágy

2012

Journal of Arid Environments

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Land use in the dry subtropics: Vegetation composition and production across contrasting human contexts

Baldi

Jobbágy

2012

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…In rangelands, potential natural vegetation is mapped via land unit classifications such as habitat types (Jensen et al 2001), range units and range sites (Kunst et al 2006), and ecological sites (Bestelmeyer et al 2003). More recently, attention has focused on the delineation of the current states of a set of land units based on its STM (Steele et al 2012).…”

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“…One benefit of utilizing remotely sensed data to characterize ecological sites and states is the ability to produce scalable information that can be tailored to particular needs (Kunst et al 2006). For example, West et al (2005) outlined a strategy for producing a hierarchical map of ecological units for 4.5 million hectares area in western Utah based on a variety of data sources.…”

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State and Transition Models: Theory, Applications, and Challenges

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State and transition models (STMs) are used to organize and communicate information regarding ecosystem change, especially the implications for management. The fundamental premise that rangelands can exhibit multiple states is now widely accepted and has deeply pervaded management thinking, even in the absence of formal STM development. The current application of STMs for management, however, has been limited by both the science and the ability of institutions to develop and use STMs. In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive and contemporary overview of STM concepts and applications at a global level. We first review the ecological concepts underlying STMs with the goal of bridging STMs to recent theoretical developments in ecology. We then provide a synthesis of the history of

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“…Fire was probably responsible for maintaining that vegetation distribution, since the natives generated many fi res for hunting and war purposes (Morello and Saravia Toledo 1959 ;Bravo et al 2001 ). These changes in landscape and vegetation physiognomy have been caused by livestock overgrazing, indiscriminate logging, changes in the fi re regime, and fencing (Adamoli et al 1972 ;Kunst et al 2006 ). Nowadays, dense shrub thickets and overstocked secondary forests are widespread in the region, a fact that has homogenized the landscape (Adamoli et al 1972 ).…”

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“…ecological sites) in order to separate the ecosystem into ecologically meaningful and more tractable units is a practice well established in the science of vegetation management for several purposes (Kunst et al 2006 ). Although the defi nition of ecosystem is often arbitrary and not restricted to any particular spatial unit or scale, the grouping of their biological and physical components in homogenous ecological portions (e.g.…”

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Silvopastoral Systems in Southern South America

Peri¹,

Dubé²,

Varella³

2016

Advances in Agroforestry

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Agroforestry, the purposeful growing of trees and crops in interacting combinations, began to attain prominence in the late 1970s, when the international scientifi c community embraced its potentials in the tropics and recognized it as a practice in search of science. During the 1990s, the relevance of agroforestry for solving problems related to deterioration of family farms, increased soil erosion, surface and ground water pollution, and decreased biodiversity was recognized in the industrialized nations too. Thus, agroforestry is now receiving increasing attention as a sustainable landmanagement option the world over because of its ecological, economic, and social attributes. Consequently, the knowledge-base of agroforestry is being expanded at a rapid rate as illustrated by the increasing number and quality of scientifi c publications of various forms on different aspects of agroforestry.Making full and effi cient use of this upsurge in scientifi c agroforestry is both a challenge and an opportunity to the agroforestry scientifi c community. In order to help prepare themselves better for facing the challenge and seizing the opportunity, agroforestry scientists need access to synthesized information on multi-dimensional aspects of scientifi c agroforesty.The aim of this new book-series, Advances in Agroforestry, is to offer state-of-the art synthesis of research results and evaluations relating to different aspects of agroforestry. Its scope is broad enough to encompass any and all aspects of agroforestry research and development. Contributions are welcome as well as solicited from competent authors on any aspect of agroforestry. Volumes in the series will consist of reference books, subjectspecifi c monographs, peer-reviewed publications out of conferences, comprehensive evaluations of specifi c projects, and other book-length compilations of scientifi c and professional merit and relevance to the science and practice of agroforestry worldwide.More information about this series at

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Assessment of the rangelands of southwestern Santiago del Estero, Argentina, for grazing management and research

Cited by 42 publications

References 42 publications

Land use in the dry subtropics: Vegetation composition and production across contrasting human contexts

Land use in the dry subtropics: Vegetation composition and production across contrasting human contexts

State and Transition Models: Theory, Applications, and Challenges

Silvopastoral Systems in Southern South America

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