Changes in forest structure modify understory and livestock occurrence along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests

• Published in: Agroforestry Systems
• Main Authors: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José, Cellini, Juan Manuel, Chaves, Jimena Elizabeth, Rodríguez‑Souilla, Julián, Benítez, Julieta, Rosas, Yamina Micaela, Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde, Lencinas, María Vanessa, Peri, Pablo Luis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2022
• Subjects: Primary Forests; Silvopastoral Systems; Undergrowth; Livestock Production; Harvesting; Stocking Density; Forest Resilience; Bosque Primario; Nothofagus; Sistemas Silvopascícolas; Sotobosque; Ecosystem Services; Servicios de los Ecosistemas; Producción Pecuaria; Carga Ganadera; Resiliencia Forestal; Tierra del Fuego; Cosecha; Nothofagus antarctica; Ñire; Manejo Sostenible; Región Patagónica; Sustainable Management; Patagonia; Argentina; Martínez; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13000; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-022-00760-9; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00760-9

Sustainable forest management is proposed as a solution for many ecological and socioeconomic trade-offs associated with different forest uses. In Patagonia, silvopastoral systems were proposed to balance provisioning ecosystem services and other natural values. However, the design of these practice...