Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services
Livestock production is one of the fastest growing agricultural subsector globally. Expansion and intensification of animal production increase demand for natural resources. Sustainable intensification approaches are needed that limit pressure on often already scarce land and water resources. This p...
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| author | Ran, Ylva Deutsch, L. Lannerstad, Mats Heinke, J. |
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| description | Livestock production is one of the fastest growing agricultural subsector globally. Expansion and intensification of animal production increase demand for natural resources. Sustainable intensification approaches are needed that limit pressure on often already scarce land and water resources. This paper quantifies water requirements in three Uruguayan beef production systems - extensive, mixed and intensive - and explores impacts on water-related ecosystem services. Mixed beef production systems were found to make most effective use of water. However, the shift from pastures in crop rotation towards continuous feed-crop cultivation decreases soil organic-matter contents, reducing soil water-holding capacity; this may result in lower agricultural yields and reduced resilience to droughts. |
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| spelling | CGSpace335102025-06-13T04:20:13Z Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services Ran, Ylva Deutsch, L. Lannerstad, Mats Heinke, J. water animal production livestock soil uruguay Livestock production is one of the fastest growing agricultural subsector globally. Expansion and intensification of animal production increase demand for natural resources. Sustainable intensification approaches are needed that limit pressure on often already scarce land and water resources. This paper quantifies water requirements in three Uruguayan beef production systems - extensive, mixed and intensive - and explores impacts on water-related ecosystem services. Mixed beef production systems were found to make most effective use of water. However, the shift from pastures in crop rotation towards continuous feed-crop cultivation decreases soil organic-matter contents, reducing soil water-holding capacity; this may result in lower agricultural yields and reduced resilience to droughts. 2013 2013-08-22T16:01:02Z 2013-08-22T16:01:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33510 en Open Access Elsevier Ran, Y., Deutsch, L., Lannerstad, M. and Heinke, J. 2013. Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services. Aquatic Procedia 1: 77-87. |
| spellingShingle | water animal production livestock soil uruguay Ran, Ylva Deutsch, L. Lannerstad, Mats Heinke, J. Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services |
| title | Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services |
| title_full | Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services |
| title_fullStr | Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services |
| title_short | Rapidly intensified beef production in Uruguay: Impacts on water-related ecosystem services |
| title_sort | rapidly intensified beef production in uruguay impacts on water related ecosystem services |
| topic | water animal production livestock soil uruguay |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33510 |
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