Silvopastoral use of Nothofagus antarctica in Southern Patagonian forests, influence over net nitrogen soil mineralization

• Published in: Agroforestry Systems
• Main Authors: Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro, Peri, Pablo Luis, Alvarez, Roberto, Barneix, Atilio Jose, Moretto, Alicia Susana, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Nothofagus; Sistemas Silvopascícolas; Bosques; Suelo; Nitrógeno; Mineralización; Silvopastoral Systems; Forests; Soil; Nitrogen; Mineralization; Nothofagus antarctica; Región Patagónica; Sistemas Silvopastoriles; Ñire; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2357; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-012-9541-5; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-012-9541-5

In most temperate forest, nitrogen (N) is considered a limiting factor. This becomes important in extreme environments, as Nothofagus antarctica forests, where the antecedents are scarce. Thinning practices in N. antarctica forests for silvopastoral uses may modify the soil N dynamics. Therefore, th...