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Book SynopsisAgroforestry and silvopastoralism are ancient ways of managing forestland that should be encouraged as they increase productivity in the short, medium and long terms (in comparison with forestland), biodiversity (in comparison with farmland) and the sustainability of land (multi-product system). This book addresses important problems that need to be solved by indicating adequate means of managing forestry and grasslands. These problems are related to issues such as the multiple benefits of forests, fire and erosion risk reduction and countryside conservation. This book is based on papers resentedat a conference held in Spain in April 2004.
Table of ContentsSession 1: Silvopastoral systems. Main types and designs I: Keynote Papers 1: Traditional and improved silvopastoral systems and their importance in sustainability of livestock farms, M Ibrahim, C Villanueva and J Mora 2: Silvopastoral systems in North-West Europe, J H McAdam 3: Silvopastoral systems in the Neotropics, E Murgueitio 4: European types of silvopastoral systems in the Mediterranean area: Dehesa, L Olea, R J López-Bellido and M J Poblaciones 5: Mediterranean European silvopastoral systems, A San Miguel-AyanzOffered papers Session 2: Productivy, quality and management of silvopastoral systems II: Keynote Papers 6: Silvopasture in Southeastern United States: More than just a new name for an old practice, P K R Nair, M E Bannister, V D Nair, J R R Alavalapati, E A Ellis, S Jose and A J Long 7: Nutritive value of trees and shrubs for ruminants, J C Ku-Vera 8: Quality of vegetation in silvopastoral systems, M P González-Hernández 9: The herbaceous component in temperate silvopastoral systems, M R Mosquera-Losada, M Pinto-Tobalina and A Rigueiro-Rodríguez Offered papers Session 3: Ecological implications of silvopastoral systems: biodiversity and sustainable management III: Keynote Papers 10: How much Carbon can be stored in Canadian agroecosystems using a silvopastoral approach?, A M Gordon, R P F Naresh and V Thevathasan 11: Sylvopastoral systems in Latin America and their contribution to sustainable development and biodiversity, I Hernández and M D Sánchez 12: Compaction and erosion: effects on soil ecology and soil quality, A Paz González and E Vidal Vázquez 13: Indigenous breeds and silvopastoral systems, L SánchezOffered papers Session 4: Economic, social and cultural benefits of the silvopastoral systems IV: Keynote Papers 14: Economic considerations of silvopastoralism in California oak woodlands, R B Standiford, L Huntsinger, P Campos-Palacín and A Caparrós 15: Silvopastoral management in temperate and Mediterranean areas. Stakes, practices and socio-economic constraints, M Etienne 16: Conservation ""matching funds"" from working woodlands in California, L Huntsinger, A Sulak, R Standiford and P Campos-Palacín 17: Cultural aspects of silvopastoral systems, I Ispikoudis and K M Sioliou 18: Comparative analysis of the EAA/EAF and AAS agro-forestry accounting systems: theoretical aspects, P Campos-Palacín, P Ovando-Pol and Y Rodríguez-Luengo 19: Comparative analysis of the EAA/EAF and AAS agroforestry accounting systems: application to a dehesa estate, Y Rodríguez-Luengo, P Campos-Palacín and P Ovando-Pol 20: Preliminary analysis of the impact of payment for environmental services on land use changes: A case study on livestock farms in Costa Rica, J Mora, M Ibrahim, J Cruz, F Casasola, M Rosales and V A Holguin Offered papers Session 5: Future perspectives of silvopastoral systems in a global context V: Keynote Papers 21: Silvopastoral Systems for rural development on a global perspective, A Pardini 22: A silvopastoral system for Eastern Europe - based on the example of Poland, K Boron 23: From silvopastoral to silvoarable systems in Europe: sharing concepts, unifying policies, C Dupraz 24: Silvopastoral systems as a forest fire prevention technique, A Rigueiro-Rodríguez, M R Mosquera-Losada, R Romero-Franco, M P González-Hernández, and J J Villarino-Urtiaga 25: Forestry, Pastoral Systems and Multiple Use Woodland, F J Silva-Pando Offered papers
