Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina

Autores
Yanelli, Florencia A.; Tabeni, Maria Solana; Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy; Vezzani, Nazareth
Año de publicación
2014
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Land abandonment is a major issue worldwide. In Argentina, the Monte Desert is the most arid rangeland, where the traditional conservation practices are based on successional management of areas excluded to disturbances or abandoned. Some areas subjected to this kind of management may be too degraded, and thus require active restoration. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether passive succession-based management is a suitable approach by evaluating the status of land degradation in a protected area after 17–41 years of farming abandonment. Soil traits and plant growth forms were quantified and compared between sites according to time since abandonment and former land use (cultivation and grazing). Two variables were calculated using the CORINE-CEC method, i.e., potential (PSER) and actual (ASER) soil erosion risk. PSER indicates the erosion risk when no vegetation is present, while ASER includes the protective role of vegetation cover. Results showed that land use history had no significant effect on plant growth forms or soil traits (p > 0.05). After more than 25 years since abandonment of farming activities, soil conditions and vegetation cover had improved, thus having a lower ASER. Nevertheless, the present soil physical crusts may have delayed the full development of vegetation, enhancing erosion processes. Overall, this study indicates that succession-based management may not be the best practice in terms of conservation. Therefore, any effort for conservation in the Monte Desert should contemplate the current status of land degradation and potential vegetation recovery.
Fil: Yanelli, Florencia A.. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Tabeni, Maria Solana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Vezzani, Nazareth. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Drylands
Protected Areas
Sucession Based Management
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spelling Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in ArgentinaYanelli, Florencia A.Tabeni, Maria SolanaMastrantonio, Leandro EloyVezzani, NazarethDrylandsProtected AreasSucession Based ManagementCorine-Cechttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Land abandonment is a major issue worldwide. In Argentina, the Monte Desert is the most arid rangeland, where the traditional conservation practices are based on successional management of areas excluded to disturbances or abandoned. Some areas subjected to this kind of management may be too degraded, and thus require active restoration. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether passive succession-based management is a suitable approach by evaluating the status of land degradation in a protected area after 17–41 years of farming abandonment. Soil traits and plant growth forms were quantified and compared between sites according to time since abandonment and former land use (cultivation and grazing). Two variables were calculated using the CORINE-CEC method, i.e., potential (PSER) and actual (ASER) soil erosion risk. PSER indicates the erosion risk when no vegetation is present, while ASER includes the protective role of vegetation cover. Results showed that land use history had no significant effect on plant growth forms or soil traits (p > 0.05). After more than 25 years since abandonment of farming activities, soil conditions and vegetation cover had improved, thus having a lower ASER. Nevertheless, the present soil physical crusts may have delayed the full development of vegetation, enhancing erosion processes. Overall, this study indicates that succession-based management may not be the best practice in terms of conservation. Therefore, any effort for conservation in the Monte Desert should contemplate the current status of land degradation and potential vegetation recovery.Fil: Yanelli, Florencia A.. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Tabeni, Maria Solana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Vezzani, Nazareth. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaSpringer2014-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/27290Yanelli, Florencia A.; Tabeni, Maria Solana; Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy; Vezzani, Nazareth; Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina; Springer; Environmental Management; 53; 1; 1-2014; 231-2390364-152XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00267-013-0176-8info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00267-013-0176-8info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:32:58Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/27290instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:32:59.094CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina
title Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina
spellingShingle Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina
Yanelli, Florencia A.
Drylands
Protected Areas
Sucession Based Management
Corine-Cec
title_short Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina
title_full Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina
title_fullStr Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina
title_sort Assessing degradation of abandoned farmlands for conservation of the monte desert biome in Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Yanelli, Florencia A.
Tabeni, Maria Solana
Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy
Vezzani, Nazareth
author Yanelli, Florencia A.
author_facet Yanelli, Florencia A.
Tabeni, Maria Solana
Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy
Vezzani, Nazareth
author_role author
author2 Tabeni, Maria Solana
Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy
Vezzani, Nazareth
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Drylands
Protected Areas
Sucession Based Management
Corine-Cec
topic Drylands
Protected Areas
Sucession Based Management
Corine-Cec
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Land abandonment is a major issue worldwide. In Argentina, the Monte Desert is the most arid rangeland, where the traditional conservation practices are based on successional management of areas excluded to disturbances or abandoned. Some areas subjected to this kind of management may be too degraded, and thus require active restoration. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether passive succession-based management is a suitable approach by evaluating the status of land degradation in a protected area after 17–41 years of farming abandonment. Soil traits and plant growth forms were quantified and compared between sites according to time since abandonment and former land use (cultivation and grazing). Two variables were calculated using the CORINE-CEC method, i.e., potential (PSER) and actual (ASER) soil erosion risk. PSER indicates the erosion risk when no vegetation is present, while ASER includes the protective role of vegetation cover. Results showed that land use history had no significant effect on plant growth forms or soil traits (p > 0.05). After more than 25 years since abandonment of farming activities, soil conditions and vegetation cover had improved, thus having a lower ASER. Nevertheless, the present soil physical crusts may have delayed the full development of vegetation, enhancing erosion processes. Overall, this study indicates that succession-based management may not be the best practice in terms of conservation. Therefore, any effort for conservation in the Monte Desert should contemplate the current status of land degradation and potential vegetation recovery.
Fil: Yanelli, Florencia A.. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Tabeni, Maria Solana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Mastrantonio, Leandro Eloy. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Vezzani, Nazareth. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
description Land abandonment is a major issue worldwide. In Argentina, the Monte Desert is the most arid rangeland, where the traditional conservation practices are based on successional management of areas excluded to disturbances or abandoned. Some areas subjected to this kind of management may be too degraded, and thus require active restoration. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether passive succession-based management is a suitable approach by evaluating the status of land degradation in a protected area after 17–41 years of farming abandonment. Soil traits and plant growth forms were quantified and compared between sites according to time since abandonment and former land use (cultivation and grazing). Two variables were calculated using the CORINE-CEC method, i.e., potential (PSER) and actual (ASER) soil erosion risk. PSER indicates the erosion risk when no vegetation is present, while ASER includes the protective role of vegetation cover. Results showed that land use history had no significant effect on plant growth forms or soil traits (p > 0.05). After more than 25 years since abandonment of farming activities, soil conditions and vegetation cover had improved, thus having a lower ASER. Nevertheless, the present soil physical crusts may have delayed the full development of vegetation, enhancing erosion processes. Overall, this study indicates that succession-based management may not be the best practice in terms of conservation. Therefore, any effort for conservation in the Monte Desert should contemplate the current status of land degradation and potential vegetation recovery.
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