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Dynamics of pasture discharge and its architecture

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Title Dynamics of pasture discharge and its architecture
 
Creator Gastó, Juan M.
 
Subject pastures
ecosystems
mathematical models
grazing
grassland management
grazing intensity
stocking density
grazing systems
pastizales
ecosistema
modelos matemáticos
pastoreo
manejo de praderas
intensidad de pastoreo
carga ganadera
sistemas de pastoreo
 
Description An analysis is presented of the relationships between the form of grazing land or pasture—a form that is expressed by its architecture in the ecosystem—and the dynamics of discharge in the pasture used by cattle. The objective of searching and demonstrating relationships of this nature is to establish a conceptual framework that will help the phytogeneticist make decisions on the improvement of species destined for pasture.
The first part of this study analyzes pasture architecture with regard to the form of phytocoenosis and the design of improved forms. Also presented is a general function of architecture that allows a description of plant form.
The second part of the study describes and compares diverse discharge models. These models are applicable to specific processes of a biotic and abiotic nature. From this background, one deduces a general function of pasture discharge that is analyzed in its turn as a forage flow from phytocoenosis to zoocoenosis. Some parameters related to discharge such as grazing intensity and use intensity, as well as ecological cost of the harvest, are included in the study.
Finally, the discharge of an annual Mediterranean meadow is described as an example of the process.
 
Date 1993
2017-06-20T09:00:48Z
2017-06-20T09:00:48Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Gastó, Juan. 1993. Dynamics of pasture discharge and its architecture . In: Paladines M., Osvaldo L.; Lascano, Carlos E. (eds.). Forage germplasm under small-plot grazing: Evaluation of methodologies: Proceedings of a workshop held in Cali, Colombia, 22-24 September 1982 . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. p. 103-107. (CIAT publication no. 210)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82068
http://ciat-library.ciat.cgiar.org/Articulos_Ciat/Digital/SB123.E9C.2_An_exchange_of_experiences_from_South_and_South_East_Asia.pdf#page=204
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format p. 103-107
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Center for Tropical Agriculture