Tree regeneration in grazed wood pastures
| Main Authors: | Yonathan CACERES, Fernando PULIDO, Gerardo MORENO MARCOS |
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| Format: | info publication-other eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2017
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3569265 |
Daftar Isi:
- Dehesas and Montados are very suitable for pasture production. However, livestock grazing hampers the natural regeneration of the tree layer, especially in areas with challenging soil and climate conditions. Seed predation by domestic and wild animals, abiotic stresses (drought, high summer temperatures and infertile soils), and the lack of suitable microsites for seed germination are major impediments to seedling establishment and survival. The maintenance of Iberian dehesas and montados depends on the sufficient regeneration of the trees. In many areas, however, natural regeneration does not compensate the loss of trees and the tree population is too old. To safeguard the sustainability of these pastures, it is necessary to take steps to actively support tree regeneration and ensure that sufficient number of young trees are established well before the old ones die.