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Overgrazing and desertification in northern Mexico: Highlights on northeastern region | |
Manzano, MG; Navar, J; Pando-Moreno, M; Martinez, A | |
通讯作者 | Manzano, MG |
来源期刊 | ANNALS OF ARID ZONE
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ISSN | 0570-1791 |
出版年 | 2000 |
卷号 | 39期号:3页码:285-304 |
英文摘要 | Land degradation has recently been exacerbated in rangelands of Mexico by heavy grazing pressures, In the country, the grazing stock (cattle, goats, sheep and hogs) increased from 22 million in the early 1950’s to approximately 50 million in the mid 1980’s. Recorded local grazing pressures are surpassing from two to six times the recommended stocking rates of most rangelands of northern Mexico. Signals of deterioration of natural resources vary in time and space mainly because of ecosystem diversity, recurrent drought spells of different magnitudes, and economic and political issues. Estimates of carrying capacities and overgrazing rates are out of date, and very few quantitative parameters of desertification processes are available. However, there are qualitative and perceptual evidences of changes in soil and vegetation patterns, as well as socioeconomic issues, such as land tenure and forms of organization, that deserve to be discussed. Management practices, research, and social issues are addressed in this review from the desertification perspective, with the objective of highlighting the main causes of overgrazing and desertification. Needs for research and future tasks to achieve the sustainable management of rangelands of northern Mexico, with especial emphasis on those of the northeastern region, are also pointed out. |
英文关键词 | desertification livestock overgrazing rangelands land tenure ejido Tamaulipan thornscrub |
类型 | Review |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Canada |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000171712200005 |
WOS关键词 | COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ; INFILTRATION RATES ; GRAZING SYSTEMS ; HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS ; TAMAULIPAN THORNSCRUB ; BOTANICAL COMPOSITION ; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION ; EDWARDS-PLATEAU ; SMALL RUMINANTS ; LIFE-FORM |
WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/138534 |
作者单位 | (1)Univ Toronto, Fac Forestry, Grad Program, Toronto, ON M5S 3B3, Canada |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Manzano, MG,Navar, J,Pando-Moreno, M,et al. Overgrazing and desertification in northern Mexico: Highlights on northeastern region[J],2000,39(3):285-304. |
APA | Manzano, MG,Navar, J,Pando-Moreno, M,&Martinez, A.(2000).Overgrazing and desertification in northern Mexico: Highlights on northeastern region.ANNALS OF ARID ZONE,39(3),285-304. |
MLA | Manzano, MG,et al."Overgrazing and desertification in northern Mexico: Highlights on northeastern region".ANNALS OF ARID ZONE 39.3(2000):285-304. |
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