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DOI | 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.017 |
Cattle foraging in Mediterranean oak woodlands - Effects of management practices on the woody vegetation | |
Schoenbaum, Iris1,2,3; Henkin, Zalmen2; Yehuda, Yehuda4; Voet, Hillary5; Kigel, Jaime1 | |
2018-07-01 | |
发表期刊 | FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT |
ISSN | 0378-1127 |
EISSN | 1872-7042 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 419页码:160-169 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Israel |
英文摘要 | Vegetation structure and composition of woodlands in the Mediterranean Basin have experienced extensive land-use change during recent decades. Decline in traditional foraging by goats is leading to more closed and spatially homogeneous woody vegetation, reduced plant diversity, and increased fire risk because of accumulation of inflammable material. We studied the use of cattle foraging as an alternative to goat foraging in Mediterranean oak woodlands. Our main goal was to provide basic information on the responses of woody vegetation to cattle foraging intensity, and on the factors affecting spatial patterns of woodland utilization. We conducted the study in the Western Galilee, Israel, in oak woodland dominated by Palestine oak (Quercus calliprinos Webb.) interspersed with patches of shrubs and herbaceous vegetation. Effects of two animal population densities, moderate (0.33 cow.ha(-1)) and high (0.55 cow.ha(-1)), on the structure, composition, and regeneration potential of dense and of open woody formations were examined. Four consecutive annual seasons of cattle foraging resulted in relatively large amounts of woody vegetation removal, especially under high animal density, but had no negative effects on woody species richness or regeneration potential from saplings. The type of vegetation formation and initial state of the woody vegetation were important factors affecting the degree of change. Woody biomass removal by cattle, as shown in this study, can reduce fire hazards and increase vegetation heterogeneity and plant diversity. These findings support the use of cattle as an efficient alternative tool for multi-purpose, sustainable management of Mediterranean oak woodlands. |
英文关键词 | Animal density Biomass removal Cattle foraging Mediterranean oak woodland Quercus calliprinos Sustainable management |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000432498900016 |
WOS关键词 | SOIL SEED BANK ; QUERCUS-DOUGLASII ; LARGE HERBIVORES ; GRAZING LANDS ; FORESTS ; RECRUITMENT ; ISRAEL ; REGENERATION ; SELECTION ; SEEDLINGS |
WOS类目 | Forestry |
WOS研究方向 | Forestry |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/23120 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Robert H Smith Inst Plant Sci & Genet Agr, Fac Agr Food & Environm, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel; 2.Agr Res Org, Beef Cattle Sect, Newe Yaar Res Ctr, Dept Nat Resources, POB 1021, IL-30095 Ramat Yishay, Israel; 3.Univ Haifa, Dept Evolutionary & Environm Biol, Fac Nat Sci, IL-3498838 Haifa, Israel; 4.MIGAL Galilee Technol Ctr, POB 90000, IL-12100 Qiryat Shemona, Rosh Pinna, Israel; 5.Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Robert H Smith Fac Agr Food & Environm, Dept Environm Econ & Management, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Schoenbaum, Iris,Henkin, Zalmen,Yehuda, Yehuda,et al. Cattle foraging in Mediterranean oak woodlands - Effects of management practices on the woody vegetation[J]. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,2018,419:160-169. |
APA | Schoenbaum, Iris,Henkin, Zalmen,Yehuda, Yehuda,Voet, Hillary,&Kigel, Jaime.(2018).Cattle foraging in Mediterranean oak woodlands - Effects of management practices on the woody vegetation.FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,419,160-169. |
MLA | Schoenbaum, Iris,et al."Cattle foraging in Mediterranean oak woodlands - Effects of management practices on the woody vegetation".FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 419(2018):160-169. |
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