Changes in farming system and population as drivers of land cover and landscape dynamics: The case of enclosed and semi-openfield systems in Northern Galicia (Spain)

Impact of farmland fragmentation on rainfed crop allocation in Mediterranean landscapes: A case study of the Lebna watershed in Cap Bon, Tunisia

“…Fodder crops preferentially followed fodder crops, but they also preceded or followed wheat and spices/legumes. This analysis echoes the observations or hypotheses made by agronomists, geographers and historians that have been used to explain the collective cropping plans that were characteristic of the open field landscapes in Europe for more than one thousand years (Caput, 1956;Watteaux, 2005;Calvo-Iglesias et al, 2009;Renes, 2010;Leturcq, 2014) or were still observed in the twentieth century or in the beginning of the twenty-first century in some regions of the world, such as the Serer region in Senegal (Pelissier, 1953) or the Peruvian Andes (Hervé et al, 2002). Fragmented farms, unclosed plots, low-density path networks, and free pasturing on fallows and stubbles after harvest are regularly presented in the aforementioned studies to explain the division of arable lands in different areas, within which farmers had individual fields.…”

Influences of Environmental Drivers on Land Cover Structure and its Long-Term Changes: a Case Study of the Villages of Malachov and Podkonice in Slovakia / Vliv Environmentálních Podmínek Na Strukturu Krajinného Pokryvu A Její Dlouhodobé Změny: Případová Studie Obcí Malachov A Podkonice Na Slovensku

“…It is suitable to determine the motivation of all relevant stakeholders, either through oral history interviews or studying relevant historical documents (e.g. Bürgi et al, 2004;Mottet et al, 2006;Domon, Bouchard, 2007;Schneeberger et al, 2007;Calvo-Iglesias et al, 2009). The disadvantage of this approach is the weaker availability of information for larger areas and longer time periods, as well as the fact that the obtained information can often be nonspatial.…”

Changes in the vegetation composition of hay meadows between 1993 and 2009 in the Picos de Europa and implications for nature conservation

“…Thus, the maintenance of semi-natural grasslands depends on traditional farming techniques (Baura et al, 2006) and the conservation of traditional landscapes is linked to biodiversity and these landscapes exhibit sustainable management practices (Calvo-Iglesias, Fra-Paleo & Diaz-Varela, 2009). The future stability of the cultural landscape depends on economically and environmentally viable alternatives to prevent the abandonment of the rural environment and reduced biodiversity of hay meadows.…”