Sustainable management of biodiversity in woody ecosystems: biotechnology and bioprospecting of native species from monte desert, patagonia

• Main Authors: Boeri, Patricia Alejandra, Piñuel, Maria Lucrecia, Dalzotto, Daniela Cecilia, Barrio, Daniel Alejandro, Romero Alves, Maite, Cedrés Gazo, Marianelén, Sharry, Sandra Elizabeth
• Language: English
• Published: Nova Science Publishers 2019
• Subjects: Ingeniería; Ciencia y Tecnología; Biodiversidad; Ambiente; Especies Nativas; Antarctic; Argentina; Patagonia; Romero; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://rid.unrn.edu.ar/handle/20.500.12049/7155; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12049/7155; https://novapublishers.com/shop/forest-conservation-methods-management-and-challenges/

Fil: Boeri, Patricia Alejandra. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Centro de Investigación y Transferencia de Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Fil: Piñuel, María Lucrecia. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. CIT Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Fil: Dalzotto, Daniela. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Fil: Barrio, Daniel Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. CIT Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Fil: Romero Alves, Maite. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Bueno Aires, Argentina. Fil: Cedrés Gazo, Marianelén. Ministerio de Agricultura Ganadería y Pesca de la Provincia de Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Fil: Sharry, Sandra. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Río Negro, Argentina. Dry-land surface (i.e. semi-arid and arid regions) covers approximately one-third of the world’s land. During the last 50 years, there has been growing interest in the causes of desertification due to its impact on the global environment, economy and society. The arid and semi-arid environments represent approximately 60 percent of the continental surface of Argentina and they are divided into three different biogeographical provinces: Patagonia, Puna, and Monte. Monte is a warm shrub desert, which has a particular biogeographical interest as it lies between the Neotropical and Antarctic regions. In these areas, the main problems are logging, depleting of woody vegetation cover because of fuel woodcutting, excessive overgrazing and fire, especially during drought periods. This chapter aims to contribute to the body of knowledge of native species from Monte; particularly on their propagation and bioprospecting, in order to provide alternatives for conservation and sustainable use of these resources and to enable them to be included in ecological reforestation and restoration programs in degraded environments