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DOI	10.1108/IJCCSM-02-2018-0019
	Revival of traditional best practices for rangeland restoration under climate change in the dry areas A case study from Southern Tunisia
	Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled 1; Ben Salem, Farah 2; Gamoun, Mouldi 3; Chibani, Roukaya 2; Louhaichi, Mounir 4
通讯作者	Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT
ISSN	1756-8692
EISSN	1756-8706
出版年	2019
卷号	11 期号:5 页码:643-659
英文摘要	Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the benefits of reintroducing traditional grazing systems practices for improving arid rangelands. Grazing is the most extensive land use in southern Tunisia, but the rangelands have suffered many decades of severe degradation due to profound socioeconomic changes and the emergence of an agro-pastoral society in place of the former pastoral one. Traditional grazing systems (gdel and herd mobility), which had historically allowed for grazing deferment and control of grazing livestock were abandoned. Yet grazing management strategies are important tools to sustain integrated livestock rangeland production systems in dry areas in the face of ongoing climate change and human pressure. Design/methodology/approach This study assesses the revival of traditional best practices of rangeland resting in a representative community. Total plant cover, species composition, flora richness and range production were determined in six rangeland sites subjected respectively to one, two and three years of rest; one and two years of light grazing after rest; and free grazing (control). Findings Results showed that dry rangelands keep their resilience to the negative effects of climate change once human pressure is controlled. A maximum of two years of rest is enough to sustainably manage the rangelands in southern Tunisia, as this protection showed considerable and positive effects on the parameters scored. Originality/value The revival of the traditional best practices under new arrangements adapted to current biophysical and socioeconomic conditions would be an excellent tool to mitigate the negative effects of frequent droughts and reduce the animal feed costs that poor farmers face.
英文关键词	Arid rangelands Plant cover Production Rest duration Tunisia
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	U Arab Emirates ; Tunisia ; Jordan
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000487285800003
WOS关键词	PLANT-COMMUNITIES ; DIVERSITY ; MANAGEMENT ; VEGETATION ; FIRE
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
EI主题词	2019-11-18
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/310914
作者单位	1.Int Ctr Agr Res Dry Areas, Dubai, U Arab Emirates; 2.Inst Reg Arides, Medenine, Tunisia; 3.Int Ctr Agr Res Dry Areas, Tunis, Tunisia; 4.Int Ctr Agr Res Dry Areas, Amman, Jordan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled,Ben Salem, Farah,Gamoun, Mouldi,et al. Revival of traditional best practices for rangeland restoration under climate change in the dry areas A case study from Southern Tunisia[J],2019,11(5):643-659.
APA	Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled,Ben Salem, Farah,Gamoun, Mouldi,Chibani, Roukaya,&Louhaichi, Mounir.(2019).Revival of traditional best practices for rangeland restoration under climate change in the dry areas A case study from Southern Tunisia.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT,11(5),643-659.
MLA	Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled,et al."Revival of traditional best practices for rangeland restoration under climate change in the dry areas A case study from Southern Tunisia".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT 11.5(2019):643-659.