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Afforestation or intense pasturing improve the ecological and economic value of abandoned tropical farmlands.
Knoke, Thomas; Bendix, Jörg; Pohle, Perdita; Hamer, Ute; Hildebrandt, Patrick; Roos, Kristin; Gerique, Andrés; Sandoval, María L; Breuer, Lutz; Tischer, Alexander; Silva, Brenner; Calvas, Baltazar; Aguirre, Nikolay; Castro, Luz M; Windhorst, David; Weber, Michael; Stimm, Bernd; Günter, Sven; Palomeque, Ximena; Mora, Julio; Mosandl, Reinhard; Beck, Erwin.
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  • Knoke T; TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
  • Bendix J; Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing (LCRS), Faculty of Geography, University of Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
  • Pohle P; Institute of Geography, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
  • Hamer U; Institute of Soil Science and Site Ecology, Dresden University of Technology, 01737 Tharandt, Germany.
  • Hildebrandt P; TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
  • Roos K; Department of Plant Physiology and Bayreuth Centre of Ecology and Environmental Research, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
  • Gerique A; Institute of Geography, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
  • Sandoval ML; Departamento de Desarrollo Ambiente y territorio, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, FLACSO, 170516 Quito, Ecuador.
  • Breuer L; Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
  • Tischer A; Institute of Soil Science and Site Ecology, Dresden University of Technology, 01737 Tharandt, Germany.
  • Silva B; Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing (LCRS), Faculty of Geography, University of Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
  • Calvas B; TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
  • Aguirre N; Biodiversity, Forestry and Ecosystem Services Research Program, National University of Loja, 110101 Loja, Ecuador.
  • Castro LM; Departamento de Economía, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, 1101608 Loja, Ecuador.
  • Windhorst D; Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
  • Weber M; TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
  • Stimm B; TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
  • Günter S; Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), 7170 Turrialba-Cartago, Costa Rica.
  • Palomeque X; TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
  • Mora J; TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
  • Mosandl R; TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
  • Beck E; Department of Plant Physiology and Bayreuth Centre of Ecology and Environmental Research, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
Nat Commun ; 5: 5612, 2014 Nov 26.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25425182
Increasing demands for livelihood resources in tropical rural areas have led to progressive clearing of biodiverse natural forests. Restoration of abandoned farmlands could counter this process. However, as aims and modes of restoration differ in their ecological and socio-economic value, the assessment of achievable ecosystem functions and benefits requires holistic investigation. Here we combine the results from multidisciplinary research for a unique assessment based on a normalization of 23 ecological, economic and social indicators for four restoration options in the tropical Andes of Ecuador. A comparison of the outcomes among afforestation with native alder or exotic pine, pasture restoration with either low-input or intense management and the abandoned status quo shows that both variants of afforestation and intense pasture use improve the ecological value, but low-input pasture does not. Economic indicators favour either afforestation or intense pasturing. Both Mestizo and indigenous Saraguro settlers are more inclined to opt for afforestation.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Agricultura Forestal / Ecosistema / Conservación de los Recursos Naturales / Pinus Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Ecuador Idioma: En Revista: Nat Commun Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA / CIENCIA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Agricultura Forestal / Ecosistema / Conservación de los Recursos Naturales / Pinus Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Ecuador Idioma: En Revista: Nat Commun Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA / CIENCIA Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania Pais de publicación: Reino Unido