Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands

Several management actions are applied to restore ecosystem services in degraded Mediterranean rangelands, which range from adjusting the grazing pressure to the removal of grazers and pine plantations. Four such actions were assessed in Quercus coccifera L. shrublands in northern Greece: (i) modera...

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Autores: Papanastasis, V.P., Bautista, S., Chouvardas, D., Mantzanas, K., Papadimitriou, M., Mayor, Angeles G., Koukioumi, P., Vallejo, V. Ramón (Victoriano Ramón)
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Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Deveses
Pasturatge
Mediterrània (Regió)
Repoblació forestal
Meadows
Grazing
Mediterranean Region
Reforestation
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spelling Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelandsPapanastasis, V.P.Bautista, S.Chouvardas, D.Mantzanas, K.Papadimitriou, M.Mayor, Angeles G.Koukioumi, P.Vallejo, V. Ramón (Victoriano Ramón)DevesesPasturatgeMediterrània (Regió)Repoblació forestalMeadowsGrazingMediterranean RegionReforestationSeveral management actions are applied to restore ecosystem services in degraded Mediterranean rangelands, which range from adjusting the grazing pressure to the removal of grazers and pine plantations. Four such actions were assessed in Quercus coccifera L. shrublands in northern Greece: (i) moderate grazing by goats and sheep; (ii) no grazing; (iii) no grazing plus pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton) plantation in forest gaps (gap reforestation); and (iv) no grazing plus full reforestation of shrubland areas, also with P. pinaster. In addition, heavy grazing was also assessed to serve as a control action. We comparatively assessed the impact of these actions on key provisioning, regulating and supporting ecosystem services by using ground‐based indicators. Depending on the ecosystem service considered, the management actions were ranked differently. However, the overall provision of services was particularly favoured under moderate and no grazing management options, with moderate grazing outranking any other action in provisioning services and the no grazing action presenting the most balanced provision of services. Pine reforestations largely contributed to water and soil conservation and C sequestration but had a negative impact on plant diversity when implemented at the expense of removing natural vegetation in the area. Heavy grazing had the lowest provision of ecosystem services. It is concluded that degraded rangelands can be restored by moderating the grazing pressure rather than completely banning livestock grazing or converting them into pine plantations.John Wiley & Sons2019201920172019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion10 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/127809Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2368Land Degradation & Development, 2017, vol. 28, num. 4, p. 1178-1187https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2368(c) John Wiley & Sons, 2017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1278092026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands
title Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands
spellingShingle Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands
Papanastasis, V.P.
Deveses
Pasturatge
Mediterrània (Regió)
Repoblació forestal
Meadows
Grazing
Mediterranean Region
Reforestation
title_short Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands
title_full Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands
title_fullStr Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands
title_full_unstemmed Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands
title_sort Comparative assessment of goods and services provided by grazing regulation and reforestation in degraded Mediterranean rangelands
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Papanastasis, V.P.
Bautista, S.
Chouvardas, D.
Mantzanas, K.
Papadimitriou, M.
Mayor, Angeles G.
Koukioumi, P.
Vallejo, V. Ramón (Victoriano Ramón)
author Papanastasis, V.P.
author_facet Papanastasis, V.P.
Bautista, S.
Chouvardas, D.
Mantzanas, K.
Papadimitriou, M.
Mayor, Angeles G.
Koukioumi, P.
Vallejo, V. Ramón (Victoriano Ramón)
author_role author
author2 Bautista, S.
Chouvardas, D.
Mantzanas, K.
Papadimitriou, M.
Mayor, Angeles G.
Koukioumi, P.
Vallejo, V. Ramón (Victoriano Ramón)
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Deveses
Pasturatge
Mediterrània (Regió)
Repoblació forestal
Meadows
Grazing
Mediterranean Region
Reforestation
topic Deveses
Pasturatge
Mediterrània (Regió)
Repoblació forestal
Meadows
Grazing
Mediterranean Region
Reforestation
description Several management actions are applied to restore ecosystem services in degraded Mediterranean rangelands, which range from adjusting the grazing pressure to the removal of grazers and pine plantations. Four such actions were assessed in Quercus coccifera L. shrublands in northern Greece: (i) moderate grazing by goats and sheep; (ii) no grazing; (iii) no grazing plus pine (Pinus pinaster Aiton) plantation in forest gaps (gap reforestation); and (iv) no grazing plus full reforestation of shrubland areas, also with P. pinaster. In addition, heavy grazing was also assessed to serve as a control action. We comparatively assessed the impact of these actions on key provisioning, regulating and supporting ecosystem services by using ground‐based indicators. Depending on the ecosystem service considered, the management actions were ranked differently. However, the overall provision of services was particularly favoured under moderate and no grazing management options, with moderate grazing outranking any other action in provisioning services and the no grazing action presenting the most balanced provision of services. Pine reforestations largely contributed to water and soil conservation and C sequestration but had a negative impact on plant diversity when implemented at the expense of removing natural vegetation in the area. Heavy grazing had the lowest provision of ecosystem services. It is concluded that degraded rangelands can be restored by moderating the grazing pressure rather than completely banning livestock grazing or converting them into pine plantations.
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Land Degradation & Development, 2017, vol. 28, num. 4, p. 1178-1187
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