Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina
The Chaco is a sparsely populated, wooded grassland natural region of the Río de la Plata basin, where four physiognomic regions can be identified: Humid Chaco, Semi-arid Chaco, Arid Chaco, and Chaco Serrano. In this introduction to the section of subtropical dry forests, the most relevant tree gene...
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| author | Verga, Anibal Lopez Lauenstein, Diego |
| author2 | Pastorino, Mario Juan (editor) |
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| description | The Chaco is a sparsely populated, wooded grassland natural region of the Río de la Plata basin, where four physiognomic regions can be identified: Humid Chaco, Semi-arid Chaco, Arid Chaco, and Chaco Serrano. In this introduction to the section of subtropical dry forests, the most relevant tree genera and species are presented. A severe degradation and deforestation process characterize this region in the current century. The main productive systems are described, together with their effects on environmental, economic, and social aspects: extraction of firewood, production of charcoal, and extensive livestock. The recent advance of the agricultural frontier threatens the native communities living within and from the forest in an ancient equilibrium: changes in land use, technological advances of agriculture, increase of logging in the natural forest are occurring. A new tree-centered production paradigm is needed. “Quebracho” species represent a historical paradigm of overexploitation but a promise of possible sustainable management. Key species for the reconversion of the productive systems in the Chaco (not treated in the following chapters) are presented, taking into account their potential for breeding and relevance for restoration, within the environmental, economic, and social context of the region. |
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| spelling | INTA90212021-04-07T11:11:28Z Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina Verga, Anibal Lopez Lauenstein, Diego Pastorino, Mario Juan (editor) Marchelli, Paula (editor) Prosopis Deforestation Deforestación Argentina Agricultural Frontier Shift Quebracho Chaco, Argentina The Chaco is a sparsely populated, wooded grassland natural region of the Río de la Plata basin, where four physiognomic regions can be identified: Humid Chaco, Semi-arid Chaco, Arid Chaco, and Chaco Serrano. In this introduction to the section of subtropical dry forests, the most relevant tree genera and species are presented. A severe degradation and deforestation process characterize this region in the current century. The main productive systems are described, together with their effects on environmental, economic, and social aspects: extraction of firewood, production of charcoal, and extensive livestock. The recent advance of the agricultural frontier threatens the native communities living within and from the forest in an ancient equilibrium: changes in land use, technological advances of agriculture, increase of logging in the natural forest are occurring. A new tree-centered production paradigm is needed. “Quebracho” species represent a historical paradigm of overexploitation but a promise of possible sustainable management. Key species for the reconversion of the productive systems in the Chaco (not treated in the following chapters) are presented, taking into account their potential for breeding and relevance for restoration, within the environmental, economic, and social context of the region. Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales Fil: Verga, Anibal. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Rioja. Agencia De Extensión Rural La Rioja; Argentina Fil: Lopez Lauenstein, Diego. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Lopez Lauenstein, Diego. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Estudios Agropecuarios (UDEA); Argentina 2021-04-05T14:27:39Z 2021-04-05T14:27:39Z 2020-11-19 info:ar-repo/semantics/parte de libro info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9021 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-56462-9_8 Verga A., López Lauenstein D. (2021) Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina. In: Pastorino M.J., Marchelli P. (eds) Low Intensity Breeding of Native Forest Trees in Argentina. Springer, Cham. 978-3-030-56461-2 978-3-030-56462-9 (online) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56462-9_8 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Low Intensity Breeding of Native Forest Trees in Argentina / editors: Mario J Pastorino, Paula Marchelli. Springer, Cham, p. 217-243 |
| spellingShingle | Prosopis Deforestation Deforestación Argentina Agricultural Frontier Shift Quebracho Chaco, Argentina Verga, Anibal Lopez Lauenstein, Diego Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina |
| title | Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina |
| title_full | Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina |
| title_short | Subtropical Dry Forests: The Main Forest Ecoregion of Argentina |
| title_sort | subtropical dry forests the main forest ecoregion of argentina |
| topic | Prosopis Deforestation Deforestación Argentina Agricultural Frontier Shift Quebracho Chaco, Argentina |
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