Complex Rangeland Systems: Integrated Social-Ecological Approaches to Silvopastoralism

• Published in: Rangeland ecology & management Vol. 71; no. 5; pp. 519 - 525
• Main Authors: Plieninger, Tobias, Huntsinger, Lynn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence the Society for Range Management 01.09.2018; Elsevier Inc; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Agricultural management; Agricultural production; Agroforestry; Agronomy; Biodiversity; Ecological adaptation; ecological resilience; Ecology; Ecosystems; Environmental impact; Estonia; forests; Germany; Grasslands; Greece; habitats; hardwood rangelands; Hungary; income; Italy; Latin America; Livestock; Pastoralism; Pastures; Portugal; Rangelands; Romania; savanna; shrubs; silvopastoral systems; social-ecological systems; Spain; Species diversity; Sweden; Traditions; trees; Understory; United States; Vegetation; Wood; wood pasture; wood pastures; wooded rangelands; woodland; woody plants; Romania; California; United States > US; Portugal; Europe; Spain; Greece; Sweden; Hungary; United States; Italy; Germany; Estonia; Latin America; wood pasture; social-ecological systems; hardwood rangelands; woodland; savanna; silvopastoral systems; wooded rangelands; agroforestry; wood pastures

Crossing disciplinary boundaries, particularly between social and ecological sciences, challenges those seeking to contribute to solving complex andmultidimensional environmental problems on rangelands. In this Special Issue we present a set of 13 papers that to varying degrees attempt to integrate,...