Artículo
Overview of the geography of the Monte Desert biome (Argentina)
Abraham, Elena Maria
; del Valle, Hector Francisco
; Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro
; Torres, Laura María del Rosario
; Ares, Jorge Oscar
; Coronato, Fernando Raul
; Godagnone, R.
Fecha de publicación:
02/2009
Editorial:
Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd
Revista:
Journal of Arid Environments
ISSN:
0140-1963
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The compilation of published results on the geography of the Monte Desert biome of Argentina that we present here offers a review of its boundaries and ecotones, and of its biophysical and socio-economic characteristics. In relation to socio-ecological issues, the focus is on a case study in the province of Mendoza. An analysis is presented about the ecological-economic issues and the sustainable investment policies in rangelands of the Patagonian Monte. In addition, this biome is compared with other South American arid biomes and their North American counterparts. We identified some gaps in the current knowledge, especially at a mesoscale level, where studies on Monte borders are deemed necessary as well as explicit boundary criteria for ecosystem differentiation. Also the ecological-economic relations and feedbacks between livestock herbivory, soil erosion and market behaviour should be considered within the framework of wider socio-ecological research.
Palabras clave:
Biome Transitions
,
Biophysical Issues
,
Regional Delineation
,
Social Issues
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Articulos(CCT-CENPAT)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - CENPAT
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - CENPAT
Articulos(IADIZA)
Articulos de INST. ARG DE INVEST. DE LAS ZONAS ARIDAS
Articulos de INST. ARG DE INVEST. DE LAS ZONAS ARIDAS
Citación
Abraham, Elena Maria; del Valle, Hector Francisco; Roig Junent, Fidel Alejandro; Torres, Laura María del Rosario; Ares, Jorge Oscar; et al.; Overview of the geography of the Monte Desert biome (Argentina); Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Arid Environments; 73; 2; 2-2009; 144-153
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