TY - BOOK ID - 8136319 TI - Silvopastoral Systems in Southern South America AU - Peri, Pablo Luis. AU - Dube, Francis. AU - Varella, Alexandre. PY - 2016 SN - 3319241079 3319241095 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Agriculture - General KW - Agriculture KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Agroforestry systems. KW - Silvopastoral systems KW - South America KW - Silvipastoral systems KW - Silvopasture KW - Sylvipastoral systems KW - Integrated agricultural systems KW - Agriculture. KW - Farming KW - Husbandry KW - Industrial arts KW - Life sciences KW - Food supply KW - Land use, Rural UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8136319 AB - This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from leading researchers and professionals in silvopastoral systems topic in Southern South America (Argentina, Chile and South Brazil). It is a compendium of original research articles, case studies, and regional overviews and summarizes the current state of knowledge on different components and aspects (pasture production, animal production, trees production, carbon sequestration, conservation) of silvopatoral systems in native forests and tree plantations. The main hypothesis of the book is that farmers have integrated tree and pasture/grassland species in their land use systems to reach higher production per unit of land area, risk avoidance, product diversification, and sustainability. These production systems also impact positively in main ecosystem processes. Management of these productive systems, Policy and Socioeconomic Aspects provide great opportunities and challenges for farmers and policy makers in our region. The book is unique on this subject in Southern South America and constitutes a valuable reference material for graduate students, professors, scientists and extensionists who work with silvopastoral systems. ER -