Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management
Edited by M R Mosquera-Losada, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; A Riguerio, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; J McAdam, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
Pub Date: December 2005
Hardback
432 pages
Readership
Researchers in agroforestry, plant and soil science, ecology and land management.
Main Description
Agroforestry and silvopasture are ancient yet sustainable ways of managing forestland. They increase productivity in the short, medium and long terms, compared with forestland, and have a higher level of biodiversity than farmland. This book, containing over 125 papers presented at an international conference held in Spain in April 2004, examines the productivity and quality of silvopastoral systems and outlines successful ways of managing forestry and agronomic areas. It examines the ecological benefits of silvopastoral systems and their cultural, economic, and social implications. The final section of the book evaluates these systems within a global context.
Reviews
• "Silvopastoralism is an often overlooked agroforestry system, of which there are many living and ancient examples. This book emphasises the use and value of both ancient and modern systems and is a welcome addition to the literature."
Agroforestry News, 2006
Main Contents
Session 1. Silvopastoral systems. Main types and designs
Keynote Papers
o Traditional and improved silvopastoral systems and their importance in sustainability of livestock farms, M Ibrahim, C Villanueva and J Mora
o Silvopastoral systems in North-West Europe, J H McAdam
o Silvopastoral systems in the Neotropics, E Murgueitio
o European types of silvopastoral systems in the Mediterranean area: Dehesa, L Olea, R J Lσpez-Bellido and M J Poblaciones
o Mediterranean European silvopastoral systems, A San Miguel-Ayanz
Offered papers
Session 2. Productivy, quality and management of silvopastoral systems
Keynote Papers
o Silvopasture in Southeastern United States: More than just a new name for an old practice, P K R Nair, M E Bannister, V D Nair, J R R Alavalapati, E A Ellis, S Jose and A J Long
o Nutritive value of trees and shrubs for ruminants, J C Ku-Vera
o Quality of vegetation in silvopastoral systems, M P Gonzαlez-Hernαndez
o The herbaceous component in temperate silvopastoral systems, M R Mosquera-Losada, M Pinto-Tobalina and A Rigueiro-Rodrνguez
Offered papers
Session 3. Ecological implications of silvopastoral systems: biodiversity and sustainable management
Keynote Papers
o How much Carbon can be stored in Canadian agroecosystems using a silvopastoral approach?, A M Gordon, R P F Naresh and V Thevathasan
o Sylvopastoral systems in Latin America and their contribution to sustainable development and biodiversity, I Hernαndez and M D Sαnchez
o Compaction and erosion: effects on soil ecology and soil quality, A Paz Gonzαlez and E Vidal Vαzquez
o Indigenous breeds and silvopastoral systems, L Sαnchez
Offered papers
Session 4. Economic, social and cultural benefits of the silvopastoral systems
Keynote Papers
o Economic considerations of silvopastoralism in California oak woodlands, R B Standiford, L Huntsinger, P Campos-Palacνn and A Caparrσs
o Silvopastoral management in temperate and Mediterranean areas. Stakes, practices and socio-economic constraints, M Etienne
o Conservation "matching funds" from working woodlands in California, L Huntsinger, A Sulak, R Standiford and P Campos-Palacνn
o Cultural aspects of silvopastoral systems, I Ispikoudis and K M Sioliou
o Comparative analysis of the EAA/EAF and AAS agro-forestry accounting systems: theoretical aspects, P Campos-Palacνn, P Ovando-Pol and Y Rodrνguez-Luengo
o Comparative analysis of the EAA/EAF and AAS agroforestry accounting systems: application to a dehesa estate, Y Rodrνguez-Luengo, P Campos-Palacνn and P Ovando-Pol
o Preliminary analysis of the impact of payment for environmental services on land use changes: A case study on livestock farms in Costa Rica, J Mora, M Ibrahim, J Cruz, F Casasola, M Rosales and V A Holguin
Offered papers
Session 5. Future perspectives of silvopastoral systems in a global context
Keynote Papers
o Silvopastoral Systems for rural development on a global perspective, A Pardini
o A silvopastoral system for Eastern Europe - based on the example of Poland, K Boron
o From silvopastoral to silvoarable systems in Europe: sharing concepts, unifying policies, C Dupraz
o Silvopastoral systems as a forest fire prevention technique, A Rigueiro-Rodrνguez, M R Mosquera-Losada, R Romero-Franco, M P Gonzαlez-Hernαndez, and J J Villarino-Urtiaga
o Forestry, Pastoral Systems and Multiple Use Woodland, F J Silva-Pando
Offered papers
