Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems

Controversial aspects of production vs.conservation were profusely discussed globally by considering climate change and its impact on ecosystem services provision. However, previous meticulous livestock planning and short to medium-term ecosystem services monitoring make it compatible. This work aim...

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Autores principales: Gomez, Federico Antonio, Tarabini, Manuela Mabel, La Manna, Ludmila Andrea, Von Müller, Axel
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17320
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-024-00987-8
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-00987-8
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author Gomez, Federico Antonio
Tarabini, Manuela Mabel
La Manna, Ludmila Andrea
Von Müller, Axel
author_browse Gomez, Federico Antonio
La Manna, Ludmila Andrea
Tarabini, Manuela Mabel
Von Müller, Axel
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Tarabini, Manuela Mabel
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Von Müller, Axel
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description Controversial aspects of production vs.conservation were profusely discussed globally by considering climate change and its impact on ecosystem services provision. However, previous meticulous livestock planning and short to medium-term ecosystem services monitoring make it compatible. This work aims to evaluate the effects of livestock on the quality of riparian forests, soil, and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems. Three river basins under livestock rearing were evaluated with different historic and actual stocking rates. Along three years, the physical, chemical, and bacteriological properties of soil, water, and quality of the riparian forest were evaluated. The basin without the presence of livestock showed the best quality of water and riparian forest. While the greater livestock stocking rate in riparian zones caused a deterioration of forest, decreasing the canopy cover, due to browsing and trampling of forest regeneration. In addition, livestock contributes faeces and urine into streams, producing the entry of sediment, nitrogen, phosphorus, and bacteria that negatively affect the quality of the water. The decrease of water quality is particularly accentuated in hot and dry years. However, Andean Patagonian streams and rivers have the capacity for self-purification of water with distances greater than 1,000 m without the presence of livestock, in which Escherichia coli disappears. On the other hand, sites with a higher livestock stocking rate, bare soil, and a lower degree of allophanization presented a greater turbidity in the water. To contribute to the goal of making silvopastoral systems production and ecosystem services supply compatible, we recommend livestock exclusion from the riparian zone, and keeping resilient areas under grazing with controlled stocking rates. Additionally, a monitoring program is necessary to prevent ecosystems from misfunctioning.
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spelling INTA173202024-04-08T10:25:47Z Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems Gomez, Federico Antonio Tarabini, Manuela Mabel La Manna, Ludmila Andrea Von Müller, Axel Stocking Density Erosion Water Pollution Riparian Vegetation Carga Ganadera Erosión Polución del Agua Vegetación Ripícola Nothofagus Región Patagónica Erosión del Suelo Soil Erosion Controversial aspects of production vs.conservation were profusely discussed globally by considering climate change and its impact on ecosystem services provision. However, previous meticulous livestock planning and short to medium-term ecosystem services monitoring make it compatible. This work aims to evaluate the effects of livestock on the quality of riparian forests, soil, and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems. Three river basins under livestock rearing were evaluated with different historic and actual stocking rates. Along three years, the physical, chemical, and bacteriological properties of soil, water, and quality of the riparian forest were evaluated. The basin without the presence of livestock showed the best quality of water and riparian forest. While the greater livestock stocking rate in riparian zones caused a deterioration of forest, decreasing the canopy cover, due to browsing and trampling of forest regeneration. In addition, livestock contributes faeces and urine into streams, producing the entry of sediment, nitrogen, phosphorus, and bacteria that negatively affect the quality of the water. The decrease of water quality is particularly accentuated in hot and dry years. However, Andean Patagonian streams and rivers have the capacity for self-purification of water with distances greater than 1,000 m without the presence of livestock, in which Escherichia coli disappears. On the other hand, sites with a higher livestock stocking rate, bare soil, and a lower degree of allophanization presented a greater turbidity in the water. To contribute to the goal of making silvopastoral systems production and ecosystem services supply compatible, we recommend livestock exclusion from the riparian zone, and keeping resilient areas under grazing with controlled stocking rates. Additionally, a monitoring program is necessary to prevent ecosystems from misfunctioning. EEA Esquel Fil: Gomez, Federico Antonio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agroforestal Esquel; Argentina Fil: Gomez, Federico Antonio. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Centro de Estudios Ambientales Integrados; Argentina Fil: Tarabini, Manuela. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Centro de Estudios Ambientales Integrados; Argentina Fil: La Manna, Ludmila Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: La Manna, Ludmila Andrea. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco. Centro de Estudios Ambientales Integrados; Argentina Fil: von Müller, Axel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agroforestal Esquel; Argentina 2024-04-08T10:09:50Z 2024-04-08T10:09:50Z 2024-04-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17320 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-024-00987-8 Gomez, F.A., Tarabini, M.M., La Manna, L.A. et al. Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems. Agroforest Syst (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-00987-8 0167-4366 1572-9680 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-00987-8 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PE-L03-I068, INTEGRACIÓN DE SISTEMAS FORESTALES Y GANADEROS: SISTEMAS SILVOPASTORILES IMPLANTADOS Y MANEJO DE BOSQUES CON GANADERÍA INTEGRADA (MBGI) info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PE-L03-I033, Gestión Sostenible de los sistemas forestales naturales y cultivados para el desarrollo de los territorios y la provisión de servicios ecosistémicos en Patagonia Andina info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer Nature Agroforestry Systems 98 (4) : 1-16 (April 2024)
spellingShingle Stocking Density
Erosion
Water Pollution
Riparian Vegetation
Carga Ganadera
Erosión
Polución del Agua
Vegetación Ripícola
Nothofagus
Región Patagónica
Erosión del Suelo
Soil Erosion
Gomez, Federico Antonio
Tarabini, Manuela Mabel
La Manna, Ludmila Andrea
Von Müller, Axel
Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems
title Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems
title_full Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems
title_fullStr Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems
title_full_unstemmed Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems
title_short Effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest, soil and water in Nothofagus silvopastoral systems
title_sort effects of livestock on the quality of the riparian forest soil and water in nothofagus silvopastoral systems
topic Stocking Density
Erosion
Water Pollution
Riparian Vegetation
Carga Ganadera
Erosión
Polución del Agua
Vegetación Ripícola
Nothofagus
Región Patagónica
Erosión del Suelo
Soil Erosion
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17320
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-024-00987-8
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-00987-8
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