Essays about: "agricultural land abandonment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words agricultural land abandonment.

1. 1. Could horse grazing be used to restore abandoned fields? : a comparison of the vegetation between horse pastures and abandoned fields, and an inventory of the effects of grazing- history and intensity

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Jantien Vogel; [2022]
   Keywords : abandoned field; grazing; horse pasture; functional traits; species richness; vegetation;

   Abstract : Semi-natural fields, created by traditional land-use systems like low-intensity cattle grazing, have high ecological value due to the occurrence of numerous plant species, and their associated faunal communities. In Sweden, this habitat is threatened by both land-abandonment and agricultural intensification. READ MORE

3. 2. Investigating future land use scenarios: consequences for food production and grassland preservation in the steppe biome, Orenburg province of Southwestern Russia

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Nataliia Pustilnik; [2020]
   Keywords : land use change; scenarios; shared socio-economic pathways; land use-change modelling; steppe; grasslands;

   Abstract : Many land systems experience massive ecological pressure due to ongoing land use changes for the increasing demand for food, but also need to sustain essential ecosystem services. Computer-based model scenarios help to anticipate the consequences of different socio-economic future transition pathways for humans and nature and evaluate trade-offs between various demands on land. READ MORE

4. 3. Forest succession on abandoned agricultural land and its carbon stock

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Parisa Mazinanian; [2017]
   Keywords : forest succession; carbon stock; tree species; understorey vegetation; agricultural land abandonment; biomass; secondary forest; old-growth forest; soil carbon; carbon sequestration;

   Abstract : The development of secondary forest on abandoned agricultural lands has proven significant to land cover changes, especially in marginal areas across Europe. It is therefore important to quantify secondary forest succession in order to sustainably manage forest and agricultural resources, and also for modelling climate change. READ MORE

5. 4. Växter på övergivna betesmarker : förekomst, överlevnad och utdöende på 21 lokaler i Västmanland

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Erik Kohlström; [2015]
   Keywords : växter; betesmarker; igenväxning; restaurering; utdöende; överlevnad;

   Abstract : Over the past century, changes in land use have led to large scale abandonment of semi-natural grasslands throughout northern Europe. During the ensuing succession species richness declines as grassland specialist plants are out-competed by a few dominant species. READ MORE

6. 5. Farmers' participation in conservation of rural landscapes : A case study of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve (Spain)

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Pau Torrents; [2014]
   Keywords : adaptive co-management; biosphere reserve; social-ecological system; rural landscape; agricultural land abandonment; Menorca; Menorca Biosphere Reserve Agency; stakeholder; participation; cooperation; stewardship; farmer; landowner; trust.;

   Abstract : In an European context of agricultural land abandonment, the role of the farming community as landscape stewards is crucial for maintaining the rural landscape as well as the ecosystem services provided by this landscape. Such stewardship is studied here by assessing the participation of the farming community in the management of Menorca Biosphere Reserve, a small Mediterranean island with very well conserved and rich rural landscape which is not escaping this tendency of land abandonment. READ MORE