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dc.contributor.authorPalomo-Campesino, S.
dc.contributor.authorRavera, F.
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, J.A.
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Llorente, M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-22T00:27:01Z
dc.date.available2024-02-22T00:27:01Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.identifier.citationPalomo-Campesino, S., Ravera, F., González, J. A., & García-Llorente, M. (2018). Exploring current and future situation of mediterranean silvopastoral systems: Case study in Southern Spain. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 71(5), 578-591.
dc.identifier.issn1550-7424
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rama.2017.12.013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/671036
dc.description.abstractExtensive range-based livestock production has suffered a sharp decrease in Mediterranean Spain in recent decades due to two opposing trends in land use: progressive abandonment of practices in marginal rural areas and land use intensification in more productive areas. In this study, we explored the visions of key stakeholders on the current and future situation of silvopastoral systems in the Sierra Morena mountain range of southern Spain, where extensive livestock grazing is declining because of competition with other more profitable activities, such as intensive olive groves and game hunting. We performed a discourse analysis using Q methodology and evaluated the existing relationships of information exchange and conflict among local institutions such as farmer's associations, the provincial council, and conservation organizations using social network analysis. Semistructured interviews were conducted with key stakeholders representing local formal and nonformal institutions involved in extensive livestock production. Results showed three distinct discourses among stakeholders related to profitability, conservation, and modernization. There was a strong consensus on the management strategies that should be promoted to support extensive livestock production and preserve the associated silvopastoral systems. Social networks revealed high cohesion and communication exchange and a low level of conflict among stakeholders, with few exceptions. The low influence of livestock producers on policy decision making largely hinders the development of participatory management schemes. Nevertheless, similarities among the visions and opinions of different institutions suggest that new possibilities might emerge for silvopastoral systems through the collaboration among the different socioeconomic sectors present in the area.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rights© 2018 The Society for Range Management. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectAndalusia
dc.subjectextensive livestock grazing
dc.subjectMediterranean silvopastoral systems
dc.subjectsocial network analysis
dc.subjectstakeholder perceptions
dc.titleExploring Current and Future Situation of Mediterranean Silvopastoral Systems: Case Study in Southern Spain
dc.typeArticle
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dc.identifier.eissn1551-5028
dc.identifier.journalRangeland Ecology & Management
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Rangeland Ecology & Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
dc.eprint.versionFinal Published Version
dc.source.journaltitleRangeland Ecology & Management
dc.source.volume71
dc.source.issue5
dc.source.beginpage578
dc.source.endpage591
refterms.dateFOA2024-02-22T00:27:01Z


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