Silvopastoral systems in Patagonia, Argentina

PERI P.L.; CABALLE G.; HANSEN N.E.; BAHAMONDE H.A.; LENCINAS M.V.; VON MÜLLER A.R.; ORMAECHEA S.; GARGAGLIONE V.; SOLER R.; SARASOLA M.; RUSCH V.; BORRELLI L.; FERNANDEZ M.E.; GYENGE J.; TEJERA L.E.; LLOYD C.E.; MARTÍNEZ PASTUR G.

Temperate Agroforestry Systems

CAB International

Lugar: Wallingford; Año: 2017; p. 252 - 273

Patagonia region includes five provinces (Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego) with an area of 197 million hectares and extends fromlatitudes 37 to 52º 30ʹ S. The unknown carrying capacity of Patagonian rangelands resulted in severe overstocking, and this, coupled with the fragility of the environment, the mismanagement of natural resources and other socioeconomic aspects led to a major degradation of the natural resource base. Furthermore, national and provincial governments began to promote the planting of fast-growing exotic forest species in Patagonia to solve the problem of timber demand and at the same time to diversify the regional production systems using grassland or shrubland sites with different levels of degradation.