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Tuesday 22 October 2013
Restoring sustainable silvopasture in Chile (#journal)
The
mediterranean habitats of central Chile are rich in endemic species, but
threatened by land-use changes.This article suggests that
restoration of the traditional espinal silvopastoral system could
improve its sustainability and conservation value. Past research recommended abandoning the silvopastoral
system, but ignored the value
of the espinal as a classical Chilean cultural landscape. Drawing on
lessons from Latin America and the
Mediterranean, the authors suggest management interventions and
incentives that could be developed to restore the espinal. Recommendations include sustainable production and use of biochar and bark extracts to improve espinal soils, the promotion of shrubs and the use of small
mammal disturbancesand rotational livestock herding to form mosaic
landscapes. These techniques could lead to higher forage biomass and
increased livestock weight.
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