Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests
Sustainable forest management is proposed as a solution for many ecological and socioeconomic trade-offs associated with different forest uses. In Patagonia, silvopastoral systems were proposed to balance provisioning ecosystem services and other natural values. However, the design of these practice...
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| author | Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Cellini, Juan Manuel Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián Benítez, Julieta Rosas, Yamina Micaela Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde Lencinas, María Vanessa Peri, Pablo Luis |
| author_browse | Benítez, Julieta Cellini, Juan Manuel Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth Lencinas, María Vanessa Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Peri, Pablo Luis Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián Rosas, Yamina Micaela Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde |
| author_facet | Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Cellini, Juan Manuel Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián Benítez, Julieta Rosas, Yamina Micaela Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde Lencinas, María Vanessa Peri, Pablo Luis |
| author_sort | Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José |
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| description | Sustainable forest management is proposed as a solution for many ecological and socioeconomic trade-offs associated with different forest uses. In Patagonia, silvopastoral systems were proposed to balance provisioning ecosystem services and other natural values. However, the design of these practices needs a better understanding of livestock production. The objective of this study was to determine changes in the understory forage value and livestock occurrence in Nothofagus antarctica forests of
Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) growing under a natural dynamic and in stands with impacts generated by harvesting, fires and silvopastoral uses. We sampled 145 areas determining forest structure, understory forage value (cover, biomass, forage quality) and livestock occurrence (wild and domestic stocking rate), including different forest conditions: (i) six phases of the natural forest cycle (even- and uneven-aged stands), (ii) four types of management and conversion alternatives (different thinning intensities, clear-cuts, and fires), and (iii) three associated environments (forest edges and grasslands). Main results showed that understory cover and biomass did not differ along the natural forest phases, but varied across management alternatives and associated environments. The
magnitude of these changes was directly related to the impact degree. Forage quality did not change across the factors and levels. Livestock occurrence is related to the observed changes in the understory; however, a different behaviour was observed between wild and domestic herbivores. The different analyses highlighted the similarities in forage value and livestock occurrence among the different natural forest phases, and showed how the stands with different impacts differed from the control stands. The outputs could
be used to improve forest management strategies in the framework of silvopastoral systems at landscape level. |
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| spelling | INTA130002022-09-29T10:22:44Z Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Cellini, Juan Manuel Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián Benítez, Julieta Rosas, Yamina Micaela Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde Lencinas, María Vanessa Peri, Pablo Luis Primary Forests Silvopastoral Systems Undergrowth Livestock Production Harvesting Stocking Density Forest Resilience Bosque Primario Nothofagus Sistemas Silvopascícolas Sotobosque Ecosystem Services Servicios de los Ecosistemas Producción Pecuaria Carga Ganadera Resiliencia Forestal Tierra del Fuego Cosecha Nothofagus antarctica Ñire Manejo Sostenible Región Patagónica Sustainable Management Sustainable forest management is proposed as a solution for many ecological and socioeconomic trade-offs associated with different forest uses. In Patagonia, silvopastoral systems were proposed to balance provisioning ecosystem services and other natural values. However, the design of these practices needs a better understanding of livestock production. The objective of this study was to determine changes in the understory forage value and livestock occurrence in Nothofagus antarctica forests of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) growing under a natural dynamic and in stands with impacts generated by harvesting, fires and silvopastoral uses. We sampled 145 areas determining forest structure, understory forage value (cover, biomass, forage quality) and livestock occurrence (wild and domestic stocking rate), including different forest conditions: (i) six phases of the natural forest cycle (even- and uneven-aged stands), (ii) four types of management and conversion alternatives (different thinning intensities, clear-cuts, and fires), and (iii) three associated environments (forest edges and grasslands). Main results showed that understory cover and biomass did not differ along the natural forest phases, but varied across management alternatives and associated environments. The magnitude of these changes was directly related to the impact degree. Forage quality did not change across the factors and levels. Livestock occurrence is related to the observed changes in the understory; however, a different behaviour was observed between wild and domestic herbivores. The different analyses highlighted the similarities in forage value and livestock occurrence among the different natural forest phases, and showed how the stands with different impacts differed from the control stands. The outputs could be used to improve forest management strategies in the framework of silvopastoral systems at landscape level. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Cellini, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Maderas; Argentina. Fil: Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Benítez, Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC). Laboratorio de Recursos Agroforestales; Argentina. Fil: Rosas, Yamina Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Lencinas, María Vanessa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2022-09-29T10:13:49Z 2022-09-29T10:13:49Z 2022-08-17 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13000 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-022-00760-9 Martínez Pastur G.; Cellini J.M.; Chaves J.E.; Rodriguez Souilla J.; Benítez J.; Rosas Y.M.; Soler R.; Lencinas M.V.; Peri P.L. (2022) Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests. Agroforestry Systems 96: 1039-1052. 0167-4366 1572-9680 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00760-9 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Nature Agroforestry Systems 96: 1039-1052. (2022) |
| spellingShingle | Primary Forests Silvopastoral Systems Undergrowth Livestock Production Harvesting Stocking Density Forest Resilience Bosque Primario Nothofagus Sistemas Silvopascícolas Sotobosque Ecosystem Services Servicios de los Ecosistemas Producción Pecuaria Carga Ganadera Resiliencia Forestal Tierra del Fuego Cosecha Nothofagus antarctica Ñire Manejo Sostenible Región Patagónica Sustainable Management Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José Cellini, Juan Manuel Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián Benítez, Julieta Rosas, Yamina Micaela Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde Lencinas, María Vanessa Peri, Pablo Luis Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests |
| title | Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests |
| title_full | Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests |
| title_fullStr | Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests |
| title_short | Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests |
| title_sort | changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in nothofagus antarctica forests |
| topic | Primary Forests Silvopastoral Systems Undergrowth Livestock Production Harvesting Stocking Density Forest Resilience Bosque Primario Nothofagus Sistemas Silvopascícolas Sotobosque Ecosystem Services Servicios de los Ecosistemas Producción Pecuaria Carga Ganadera Resiliencia Forestal Tierra del Fuego Cosecha Nothofagus antarctica Ñire Manejo Sostenible Región Patagónica Sustainable Management |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13000 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-022-00760-9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00760-9 |
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