Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco

Impacts of cattle production vary among different production systems, but data on their distribution is scarce for most world regions. In this work, we combine datasets on cattle vaccination locations and land cover in a regression framework to define and map major cattle production systems in the A...

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Main Authors: Fernandez, Pedro David, Kuemmerle, Tobias, Baumann, Matthias, Grau, Héctor Ricardo, Nasca, Jose Andres, Radrizzani Bonadeo, Alejandro, Gasparri, Néstor Ignacio
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10644
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1747423X.2020.1720843
https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2020.1720843
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author Fernandez, Pedro David
Kuemmerle, Tobias
Baumann, Matthias
Grau, Héctor Ricardo
Nasca, Jose Andres
Radrizzani Bonadeo, Alejandro
Gasparri, Néstor Ignacio
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Fernandez, Pedro David
Gasparri, Néstor Ignacio
Grau, Héctor Ricardo
Kuemmerle, Tobias
Nasca, Jose Andres
Radrizzani Bonadeo, Alejandro
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Kuemmerle, Tobias
Baumann, Matthias
Grau, Héctor Ricardo
Nasca, Jose Andres
Radrizzani Bonadeo, Alejandro
Gasparri, Néstor Ignacio
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description Impacts of cattle production vary among different production systems, but data on their distribution is scarce for most world regions. In this work, we combine datasets on cattle vaccination locations and land cover in a regression framework to define and map major cattle production systems in the Argentinean Dry Chaco. We also explore how cattle occurrence relates to spatial determinants. Results indicate that the region harbors about 5.5 million heads. Cattle density was mainly described by the share of pasture (69.9%), cropland (28.1%) and aridity (23.8%). We identified 12-major cattle production systems: six cow-calf, three whole-cycle, and three fattening systems. Of these, four systems had high woodland cover (>85%). Data generated is available in a website. Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems is important to assess the environmental impacts of beef production at broad scales. Integrating vaccination data with land-cover information provides a promising avenue to identify livestock systems.
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spelling INTA106442021-11-02T11:33:28Z Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco Fernandez, Pedro David Kuemmerle, Tobias Baumann, Matthias Grau, Héctor Ricardo Nasca, Jose Andres Radrizzani Bonadeo, Alejandro Gasparri, Néstor Ignacio Cattle Animal Production Production Systems Argentina Ganado Bovino Producción Animal Sistemas de Producción Cattle Ranching Land Systems Spatial Determinants Deforestation Frontiers Tropical dry Forests and Savannas Impacts of cattle production vary among different production systems, but data on their distribution is scarce for most world regions. In this work, we combine datasets on cattle vaccination locations and land cover in a regression framework to define and map major cattle production systems in the Argentinean Dry Chaco. We also explore how cattle occurrence relates to spatial determinants. Results indicate that the region harbors about 5.5 million heads. Cattle density was mainly described by the share of pasture (69.9%), cropland (28.1%) and aridity (23.8%). We identified 12-major cattle production systems: six cow-calf, three whole-cycle, and three fattening systems. Of these, four systems had high woodland cover (>85%). Data generated is available in a website. Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems is important to assess the environmental impacts of beef production at broad scales. Integrating vaccination data with land-cover information provides a promising avenue to identify livestock systems. Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido Fil: Fernandez, Pedro David. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina Fil: Fernandez, Pedro David. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina Fil: Kuemmerle, Tobias. Humboldt-University Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Kuemmerle, Tobias. Humboldt-University Berlin. Integrative Research Institute on Transformations in Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys); Alemania Fil: Baumann, Matthias. Humboldt-University Berlin. Geography Department; Alemania Fil: Grau, H. Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina Fil: Nasca, Jose Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina Fil: Radrizzani Bonadeo, Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina Fil: Fil: Radrizzani Bonadeo, Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina Fil: Gasparri, N. Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina 2021-11-02T11:14:53Z 2021-11-02T11:14:53Z 2020-02-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10644 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1747423X.2020.1720843 1747-423X 1747-4248 (online) https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2020.1720843 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Taylor and Francis Journal of Land Use Science 15 (1) : 52-68 (2020)
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Animal Production
Production Systems
Argentina
Ganado Bovino
Producción Animal
Sistemas de Producción
Cattle Ranching
Land Systems
Spatial Determinants
Deforestation Frontiers
Tropical dry Forests and Savannas
Fernandez, Pedro David
Kuemmerle, Tobias
Baumann, Matthias
Grau, Héctor Ricardo
Nasca, Jose Andres
Radrizzani Bonadeo, Alejandro
Gasparri, Néstor Ignacio
Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco
title Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco
title_full Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco
title_fullStr Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco
title_short Understanding the distribution of cattle production systems in the South American Chaco
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topic Cattle
Animal Production
Production Systems
Argentina
Ganado Bovino
Producción Animal
Sistemas de Producción
Cattle Ranching
Land Systems
Spatial Determinants
Deforestation Frontiers
Tropical dry Forests and Savannas
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