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Soil macrofauna as indicators of soil quality in improved (silvo) pastoral systems in the tropics

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Title Soil macrofauna as indicators of soil quality in improved (silvo) pastoral systems in the tropics
 
Creator Vázquez, Eduardo
Teutscherova, Nikola
Chagüezá, Yamileth
Botero, César
Benito, Marta
Gutiérrez Solís, Jhon Freddy
Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
Arango, Jacobo
Pulleman, Mirjam M.
 
Subject soil
brachiaria
livestock production
silvopastoral systems
productivity
ecosystem services
soil macrofauna
 
Description Silvopastoral systems are environmentally and economically beneficial alternative to cattle pastures formed by single grass species. The incorporation of trees, especially legumes, in pastures has several positive effects on soil properties and nutrient cycling while creating more favorable microclimate for the animals and increasing productivity. Soil macrofauna, the key element in soil food web regulating ecosystem services, has a direct effect on soil aeration and water movement due to the system of burrows and galleries, and on soil organic matter fragmentation. The legumes or legume-trees inclusion in the pastures will lead to improved nutrient cycling and increased biological activity resulting in increased accumulation of organic matter and improved soil physical properties within the silvopastoral system.
 
Date 2017
2018-02-02T15:41:18Z
2018-02-02T15:41:18Z
 
Type Poster
 
Identifier Vazquez, E., Teutscherová, N., Chagüezá, Y., Botero, C., Benito, M., Gutierrez, J.F., Sotelo, M. E., Arango, J., Pulleman, M. 2017. Soil macrofauna as indicators of soil quality in improved (silvo) pastoral systems in the tropics.In: Tropentag 2017: “Future Agriculture: Socio-ecological transitions and bio-cultural shifts” September 20-22, 2017, Bonn. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Cali.CO. 1 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90704
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1:00 PM
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Center for Tropical Agriculture