Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species

During the second half of the 20th century, European countries experienced an increase in their forest area due to the global change. Consequently, there has been an increase in large forest fires, mainly in the Mediterranean basin, and this has forced the development of several types of prevention...

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Autores: Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248, Broncano Atencia, María José|||0000-0003-4012-4967, Plaixats i Boixadera, Josefina|||0000-0002-4649-3125, Rigau, Teresa, Milán Sendra, María José|||0000-0001-6230-6724, Baraza Ruíz, Elena|||0000-0002-2928-3978, Miró, Jordi|||0000-0002-1085-0039, Panadès, Xavier|||0000-0003-3812-4482
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Cafeteria test
Quercus ilex
Pinus halepensis
Phillyrea latifolia
Rubus ulmifolius
Brachypodium retusum
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spelling Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest SpeciesImplications for Reducing Fire HazardBartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248Broncano Atencia, María José|||0000-0003-4012-4967Plaixats i Boixadera, Josefina|||0000-0002-4649-3125Rigau, TeresaMilán Sendra, María José|||0000-0001-6230-6724Baraza Ruíz, Elena|||0000-0002-2928-3978Miró, Jordi|||0000-0002-1085-0039Panadès, Xavier|||0000-0003-3812-4482Cafeteria testQuercus ilexPinus halepensisPhillyrea latifoliaRubus ulmifoliusBrachypodium retusumDuring the second half of the 20th century, European countries experienced an increase in their forest area due to the global change. Consequently, there has been an increase in large forest fires, mainly in the Mediterranean basin, and this has forced the development of several types of prevention programs. One of them is the control of the understory by livestock. In this sense, browsing with a combination of donkeys and goats could be a good option, as both animals usually feed on forest species. However, little is known about their preferences for the key species of the Mediterranean forest. Using a cafeteria test, the preferences and consumption of both animals have been determined for five typical species of the Mediterranean forest, such as Quercus ilex, Pinus halepensis, Phillyrea latifolia, Rubus ulmifolius, and Brachypodium retusum. Results showed that donkeys and goats could act complementarily in the reduction of the fuel biomass of forests. Donkeys appear to act more on fine fuel, such as B. retusum, and goats on the more pyrophyte species, in this case P. halepensis. In addition, given that donkeys are at severe risk of extinction in Europe, this role of providing ecosystem services could contribute to their conservation. Despite this study only showing that goats and donkeys would consume all five presented plant species and that there are some differences in consumption during a short-term test, it constitutes a useful first step for conservation and fire prevention in the Mediterranean forests. 22020-01-0120202020-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/233302https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/ani10081302reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2333022026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species
Implications for Reducing Fire Hazard
title Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species
spellingShingle Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species
Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248
Cafeteria test
Quercus ilex
Pinus halepensis
Phillyrea latifolia
Rubus ulmifolius
Brachypodium retusum
title_short Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species
title_full Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species
title_fullStr Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species
title_full_unstemmed Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species
title_sort Preference by Donkeys and Goats among Five Mediterranean Forest Species
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248
Broncano Atencia, María José|||0000-0003-4012-4967
Plaixats i Boixadera, Josefina|||0000-0002-4649-3125
Rigau, Teresa
Milán Sendra, María José|||0000-0001-6230-6724
Baraza Ruíz, Elena|||0000-0002-2928-3978
Miró, Jordi|||0000-0002-1085-0039
Panadès, Xavier|||0000-0003-3812-4482
author Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248
author_facet Bartolomé, Jordi|||0000-0002-3784-5248
Broncano Atencia, María José|||0000-0003-4012-4967
Plaixats i Boixadera, Josefina|||0000-0002-4649-3125
Rigau, Teresa
Milán Sendra, María José|||0000-0001-6230-6724
Baraza Ruíz, Elena|||0000-0002-2928-3978
Miró, Jordi|||0000-0002-1085-0039
Panadès, Xavier|||0000-0003-3812-4482
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author2 Broncano Atencia, María José|||0000-0003-4012-4967
Plaixats i Boixadera, Josefina|||0000-0002-4649-3125
Rigau, Teresa
Milán Sendra, María José|||0000-0001-6230-6724
Baraza Ruíz, Elena|||0000-0002-2928-3978
Miró, Jordi|||0000-0002-1085-0039
Panadès, Xavier|||0000-0003-3812-4482
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cafeteria test
Quercus ilex
Pinus halepensis
Phillyrea latifolia
Rubus ulmifolius
Brachypodium retusum
topic Cafeteria test
Quercus ilex
Pinus halepensis
Phillyrea latifolia
Rubus ulmifolius
Brachypodium retusum
description During the second half of the 20th century, European countries experienced an increase in their forest area due to the global change. Consequently, there has been an increase in large forest fires, mainly in the Mediterranean basin, and this has forced the development of several types of prevention programs. One of them is the control of the understory by livestock. In this sense, browsing with a combination of donkeys and goats could be a good option, as both animals usually feed on forest species. However, little is known about their preferences for the key species of the Mediterranean forest. Using a cafeteria test, the preferences and consumption of both animals have been determined for five typical species of the Mediterranean forest, such as Quercus ilex, Pinus halepensis, Phillyrea latifolia, Rubus ulmifolius, and Brachypodium retusum. Results showed that donkeys and goats could act complementarily in the reduction of the fuel biomass of forests. Donkeys appear to act more on fine fuel, such as B. retusum, and goats on the more pyrophyte species, in this case P. halepensis. In addition, given that donkeys are at severe risk of extinction in Europe, this role of providing ecosystem services could contribute to their conservation. Despite this study only showing that goats and donkeys would consume all five presented plant species and that there are some differences in consumption during a short-term test, it constitutes a useful first step for conservation and fire prevention in the Mediterranean forests.
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