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DOI	10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118506
	Management strategies, silvopastoral practices and socioecological drivers in traditional livestock systems in tropical dry forests: An integrated analysis
	Sánchez-Romero R.; Balvanera P.; Castillo A.; Mora F.; García-Barrios L.E.; González-Esquivel C.E.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0378-1127
卷号	479
英文摘要	Understanding traditional livestock management is essential in the design of more sustainable systems, given the forest loss associated to the growing demand for meat. In Latin America, where extensive livestock production is increasing, along with tropical dry forest (TDF) transformation, the role of small holders is critical for designing more sustainable management practices. This study is an integrated socioecological analysis of traditional livestock systems in a region with TDF in Mexico. The objectives were to: a) characterise the historical development and current state of livestock systems and silvopastoral practices, b) define the management strategies and their impacts on forests, and c) identify the regional and local socioecological drivers that influence decision-making processes in livestock and forest management. In-depth interviews were carried out to 32 cattle farmers and analysed using a qualitative-interpretative approach which included multivariate and narrative analyses. Three historical stages (colonization, promotion of livestock and forest conservation) had a strong impact in the development and current state of livestock systems. Access to natural and economic resources and proportion of plant cover (grassland/forest) were essential in defining four groups of management strategies. The main regional drivers favouring or restricting production include climate, native vegetation, markets and public policies; at the local scale, socioecological factors, such as water availability, native vegetation, economic assets, local knowledge and their interactions determine heterogeneity in management strategies, decision-making processes and their impacts on forests. Adaptive management of livestock and forests in a context of limited economic resources has allowed the conservation of forest areas and the use of silvopastoral practices with local tree species. The integrated socio-ecological approach and the use of mixed methods allowed a better understanding of drivers and their interrelationships, the local knowledge, objectives and perceptions of farmers in the decision-making processes regarding livestock and forest management. Perspectives of farmers on resource use can contribute to the design of more effective and inclusive policies for sustainable livestock systems in the dry tropics. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
英文关键词	Livestock management; Silvopastoral practices; Socioecological systems; Tropical dry forest
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Conservation; Forestry; Natural resources management; Tropics; Vegetation; Adaptive Management; Decision making process; Historical development; In-depth interviews; Integrated analysis; Livestock production; Management strategies; Sustainable management; Decision making; decision making; dry forest; forest management; integrated approach; livestock farming; silviculture; socioeconomic impact; tropical environment; Animals; Conservation; Decision Making; Forest Management; Forestry; Plants; Systems; Tropics; Mexico [North America]; Bos
来源期刊	Forest Ecology and Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/154940
作者单位	Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro 8701, 58190 MoreliaMichoacán, Mexico; Unidad Académica de Estudios Territoriales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Reforma s/n Centro, Oaxaca, 68000, Mexico; El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Periférico Sur s/n, María Auxiliadora, 29290 San Cristóbal de las CasasChiapas, Mexico
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sánchez-Romero R.,Balvanera P.,Castillo A.,et al. Management strategies, silvopastoral practices and socioecological drivers in traditional livestock systems in tropical dry forests: An integrated analysis[J],2021,479.
APA	Sánchez-Romero R.,Balvanera P.,Castillo A.,Mora F.,García-Barrios L.E.,&González-Esquivel C.E..(2021).Management strategies, silvopastoral practices and socioecological drivers in traditional livestock systems in tropical dry forests: An integrated analysis.Forest Ecology and Management,479.
MLA	Sánchez-Romero R.,et al."Management strategies, silvopastoral practices and socioecological drivers in traditional livestock systems in tropical dry forests: An integrated analysis".Forest Ecology and Management 479(2021).