Artículo
Impacts of domestic cattle on forest and woody ecosystems in southern South America
Fecha de publicación:
08/2018
Editorial:
Springer
Revista:
Plant Ecology
ISSN:
1385-0237
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
There is a long lasting debate on the effects of domestic cattle grazing on natural ecosystems worldwide. Cattle are generally assumed to have negative effects on forest conservation; however, several studies also report positive and neutral effects. We aimed to investigate the available evidence for positive, negative and neutral effects of cattle grazing on forest and woody ecosystems of southern South America. We conducted a peer-review literature search using the ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus databases to identify studies dealing with cattle impacts for nature conservation. We compiled a database of 211 cases from 126 original publications. A reduced number of forest ecosystems (Patagonian forest, Chaco and Monte) concentrated ~ 85% of the reported study cases. The hierarchical cluster analysis to group cases based on cattle effects, ecological variables and ecosystems reported that negative effects (~ 66% of cases) were mostly informed for vegetation variables and mainly occur in Patagonian forest and Chaco; positive effects (~ 16%) were mostly informed for Monte (no particular variable associated), while neutral effects (~ 18%) were mostly informed for fauna-related variables and Uruguayan savanna. Our study suggests that grazing effects by cattle on southern South America forests are not homogeneous and depend on the particular forest ecosystem considered as well as on the forest attribute measured. Different cattle effects found can be partially explained by differences in grazing history and different ecosystems productivity. It is vital to improve our understanding of cattle–forest interactions to guide synergies between sustainable management and forest conservation.
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Articulos de INSTITUTO DE ECORREGIONES ANDINAS
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE ECORREGIONES ANDINAS
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Articulos de INST. DE INVEST.EN BIODIVERSIDAD Y MEDIOAMBIENTE
Articulos de INST. DE INVEST.EN BIODIVERSIDAD Y MEDIOAMBIENTE
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Mazzini, Flavia; Relva, Maria Andrea; Malizia, Lucio Ricardo; Impacts of domestic cattle on forest and woody ecosystems in southern South America; Springer; Plant Ecology; 219; 8; 8-2018; 913-925
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