INVESTIGADORES
ABRAHAM Elena Maria
artículos
Título:
Overview of the Geography of the Monte Desert Biome (Argentina)
Autor/es:
E.M.ABRAHAM, H.F.DEL VALLE, F.ROIG, L.TORRES,J.O.ARES, R. GODAGNONE
Revista:
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Reino Unido; Año: 2009 vol. 73 p. 144 - 153
ISSN:
0140-1963
Resumen:
The compilation of published results on the geography of the Monte Desert biome of Argentina that we
present here offers a review of its boundaries and ecotones, and of its biophysical and socio-economic
characteristics. In relation to socio-ecological issues, the focus is on a case study in the province of
Mendoza. An analysis is presented about the ecological-economic issues and the sustainable investment
policies in rangelands of the Patagonian Monte. In addition, this biome is compared with other South
American arid biomes and their North American counterparts. We identified some gaps in the current
knowledge, especially at a mesoscale level, where studies on Monte borders are deemed necessary as
well as explicit boundary criteria for ecosystem differentiation. Also the ecological-economic relations
and feedbacks between livestock herbivory, soil erosion and market behaviour should be considered
within the framework of wider socio-ecological research.