Native Grasslands at the Core: A New Paradigm of Intensification for the Campos of Southern South America to Increase Economic and Environmental Sustainability

Native Grasslands at the Core: A New Paradigm of Intensification for the Campos of Southern South America to Increase Economic and Environmental Sustainability

Extensive livestock production in southern South America occupies ~0.5 M km2 in central-eastern Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil. These systems have been sustained for more than 300 years by year-long grazing of the highly biodiverse native Campos ecosystems that provides many valuable additio...

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Main Authors: Martín Jaurena, Martín Durante, Thais Devincenzi, Jean V. Savian, Diego Bendersky, Fernanda G. Moojen, Marcelo Pereira, Pablo Soca, Fernando L. F. Quadros, Rafael Pizzio, Carlos Nabinger, Paulo C. F. Carvalho, Fernando A. Lattanzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Subjects:
livestock
adaptative management
intensification options
South America
Pampa biome
grassland management
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.547834/full

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