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Book SynopsisMediterranean inhabitants depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. Livestock production and forestry are key sources of income yet are carried out under harsh conditions such as limited land resources, marginal agricultural conditions, isolation, and scant equipment and infrastructure. Livestock is of particular importance in mountain production systems as they convert plant biomass into useful products for humans such as milk, meat and draught power. These products are key to the regions' sustainability. The main topics discussed in this book are: Human geography of Mediterranean mountain territories. Livestock production and natural resources. Improving the efficiency of livestock systems in Mediterranean mountain areas. Applications of new technologies for environmentally sound management of livestock and natural resources. The role livestock plays in rural development and in safeguarding natural resources.
Table of ContentsPreface 1 Session 1: Human geography of Mediterranean mountain areas Theatre presentations 5 Posters 33 Session 2: Sustainable Utilization of Forest Areas Livestock Land Use and Landscape Sub-session 2.1: Sustainable utilisation of forest areas Theatre presentations 47 Poster presentations 99 Session 2: Sustainable utilization of forest areas livestock land use and landscape Session 2.2: Livestock, land use and landscape Theatre presentations 151 Posters 199 Session 3: Improving the efficiency of livestock systems in Mediterranean mountains Session 3.1: Dairy sheep systems / Dairy goats systems / Small ruminant meat systems Theatre presentations 235 Posters 279 Session 3: Improving the efficiency of livestock systems in Mediterranean mountains Session 3.2: Cattle, pigs and poulytry systems Theatre presentations 395 Posters 427 Session 4: Application of new technologies for environmentally sound management of livestock and natural resources in mountain areas Theatre presentations 455 Posters 483 Session 5: Livestock as a fundamental factor for rural development and safeguard of natural resources in mountain areas Theatre presentations 505 Posters 597
