Knowns and unknowns of cattle grazing in oil palm plantations. A review

JA Bremer, LA Lobry de Bruyn, RGB Smith… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
Population growth and improving living standards are leading to a growing demand for beef.
The understorey in the 19 million hectares of oil palm plantation worldwide represent a …

Consistent cooling benefits of silvopasture in the tropics

LRV Zeppetello, SC Cook-Patton, LA Parsons… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Agroforestry systems have the potential to sequester carbon and offer numerous benefits to
rural communities, but their capacity to offer valuable cooling services has not been …

Potential application of Latin American silvopastoral systems experiences for improving ruminant farming in Nigeria: a review

MJ Adegbeye, SD Ospina, WS Waliszewski… - Agroforestry …, 2024 - Springer
In a world marked by shifting climate patterns, a growing human population, and rising
demand for ruminant-derived protein, producers face the need to implement strategies that …

Agroforestry systems in the Colombian Amazon improve the provision of soil ecosystem services

L Rodriguez, JC Suárez, M Pulleman, L Guaca… - Applied Soil …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Colombian Amazon, the provision of soil-based ecosystem services is
threatened mainly by loss of plant cover. Methodologies are required that allow for a holistic …

Long-term pathways analysis to assess the feasibility of sustainable land-use and food systems in Mexico

C González-Abraham, C Flores-Santana… - Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
Mexico aims to develop highly productive and sustainable food systems that ensure national
self-sufficiency. This paper employs an integrated land-use modeling tool—the FABLE …

Changes in forest structure values along the natural cycle and different management strategies in Nothofagus antarctica forests

GJM Pastur, YM Rosas, J Chaves, JM Cellini… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ecologically sustainable forest management aims to preserve ecosystem integrity by
providing wood and non-wood values. For this, it is necessary to determine the losses …

Effects of tree arrangements of silvopasture system on behaviour and performance of cattle–a systematic review

KT De-Sousa, M Deniz, JR Dittrich… - Annals of Animal …, 2023 - sciendo.com
This review aimed to provide a critical and systematic evaluation of the scientific literature
about the effect of tree arrangements of the silvopasture system on the thermal environment …

Effect of tree shade on the yield of Brachiaria brizantha grass in tropical livestock production systems in Mexico

F Casanova-Lugo, G Villanueva-López… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Trees play an important role in livestock grazing lands, but the effect of tree shade on grass
productivity has not been studied widely. In this study, we evaluated the effect of tree shade …

Influence of scattered trees in grazing areas on soil properties in the Piedmont region of the Colombian Amazon

F Álvarez, F Casanoves, JC Suárez - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Trees dispersed in grazing areas are contribute to the sustainability of livestock systems.
The interactions between trees and soil are ecological processes that allow the modification …

An assessment of silvopastoral systems condition and their capacity to generate ecosystem services in the Colombian Amazon

F Álvarez, F Casanoves, JC Suárez… - Ecosystems and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Livestock production in the Colombian Amazonia is typically dual-purpose (meat and milk)
based on silvopastoral systems. We aimed to assess how the ecological condition of these …