Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions

Autores
Caulfield, Mark E.; Fonte, Steven J.; Groot, Jeroen C.J.; Vanek, Steven J.; Sherwood, Stephen; Oyarzun, Pedro; Borja, Ross Mary; Dumble, Sam; Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Año de publicación
2020
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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A poor understanding of the interactions between biophysical and social elements within rural mountainous landscapes can lead to suboptimal management and recommendations. The objective of this study was to contribute to more contextualized natural resource management in a rural landscape in the Ecuadorian Andes by (1) identifying biophysical patterns in soil properties, biodiversity, and C stocks that emerge from natural landscape pedogenic processes, resulting from elevation-induced climate gradients, erosion and soil textural patterns, and (2) assessing farm management and land-use effects on and their interactions with these biophysical patterns. Our findings revealed that the climate and soil texture gradients within the landscape led to an exponential increase in SOC with elevation moderated by slope gradient, indicating significant erosion processes. Farmers adapted their farm management according to the observed environmental patterns creating three distinct management zones. Differentiated agricultural management in these zones and asymmetrical distribution of land-uses in turn were observed to significantly influence soil and agroecosystem properties. For example, available P was found to be significantly higher in the upper and middle agricultural management zones (24.0 and 28.7 mg/kg, respectively), where agricultural inputs were higher compared to the lower agricultural management zone (8.9 mg/kg, P < 0.001). Mixed hedgerows, on the other hand, displayed significantly higher Shannon index scores for ground vegetation (1.8) and soil macrofauna (2.0) compared to agricultural land-uses (1.0 and 1.7). Our results provide important insights into how agroecosystem patterns and land management co-developed through complex environment, management, and land-use interactions.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Caulfield, Mark E. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Fonte, Steven J. Colorado State University. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences; Estados Unidos
Fil: Groot, Jeroen C. J. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology Group, Plant Sciences; Holanda
Fil: Vanek, Steven J. Colorado State University. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sherwood, Stephen. Wageningen University & Research. Knowledge Technology and Innovation; Holanda
Fil: Oyarzun, Pedro. Fundacion EkoRural; Ecuador
Fil: Borja, Ross Mary. Fundacion EkoRural; Ecuador
Fil: Dumble, Sam. Statistics for Sustainable Development; Inglaterra
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fuente
Ecosphere 11 (4) : Art: e03113 (Abril 2020)
Materia
Manejo de Fincas
Recursos Naturales
Ordenación de Recursos Naturales
Carbono Orgánico del Suelo
Farm Management
Natural Resources
Natural Resources Management
Soil Organic Carbon
Sistemas Socioecológicos
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spelling Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactionsCaulfield, Mark E.Fonte, Steven J.Groot, Jeroen C.J.Vanek, Steven J.Sherwood, StephenOyarzun, PedroBorja, Ross MaryDumble, SamTittonell, Pablo AdrianManejo de FincasRecursos NaturalesOrdenación de Recursos NaturalesCarbono Orgánico del SueloFarm ManagementNatural ResourcesNatural Resources ManagementSoil Organic CarbonSistemas SocioecológicosA poor understanding of the interactions between biophysical and social elements within rural mountainous landscapes can lead to suboptimal management and recommendations. The objective of this study was to contribute to more contextualized natural resource management in a rural landscape in the Ecuadorian Andes by (1) identifying biophysical patterns in soil properties, biodiversity, and C stocks that emerge from natural landscape pedogenic processes, resulting from elevation-induced climate gradients, erosion and soil textural patterns, and (2) assessing farm management and land-use effects on and their interactions with these biophysical patterns. Our findings revealed that the climate and soil texture gradients within the landscape led to an exponential increase in SOC with elevation moderated by slope gradient, indicating significant erosion processes. Farmers adapted their farm management according to the observed environmental patterns creating three distinct management zones. Differentiated agricultural management in these zones and asymmetrical distribution of land-uses in turn were observed to significantly influence soil and agroecosystem properties. For example, available P was found to be significantly higher in the upper and middle agricultural management zones (24.0 and 28.7 mg/kg, respectively), where agricultural inputs were higher compared to the lower agricultural management zone (8.9 mg/kg, P < 0.001). Mixed hedgerows, on the other hand, displayed significantly higher Shannon index scores for ground vegetation (1.8) and soil macrofauna (2.0) compared to agricultural land-uses (1.0 and 1.7). Our results provide important insights into how agroecosystem patterns and land management co-developed through complex environment, management, and land-use interactions.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria BarilocheFil: Caulfield, Mark E. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Fonte, Steven J. Colorado State University. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences; Estados UnidosFil: Groot, Jeroen C. J. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology Group, Plant Sciences; HolandaFil: Vanek, Steven J. Colorado State University. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences; Estados UnidosFil: Sherwood, Stephen. Wageningen University & Research. Knowledge Technology and Innovation; HolandaFil: Oyarzun, Pedro. Fundacion EkoRural; EcuadorFil: Borja, Ross Mary. Fundacion EkoRural; EcuadorFil: Dumble, Sam. Statistics for Sustainable Development; InglaterraFil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaWiley2020-06-29T18:40:16Z2020-06-29T18:40:16Z2020-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7486https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.31132150-8925https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3113Ecosphere 11 (4) : Art: e03113 (Abril 2020)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-10-23T11:17:19Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/7486instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-10-23 11:17:19.395INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions
title Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions
spellingShingle Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions
Caulfield, Mark E.
Manejo de Fincas
Recursos Naturales
Ordenación de Recursos Naturales
Carbono Orgánico del Suelo
Farm Management
Natural Resources
Natural Resources Management
Soil Organic Carbon
Sistemas Socioecológicos
title_short Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions
title_full Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions
title_fullStr Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions
title_full_unstemmed Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions
title_sort Agroecosystem patterns and land management co-develop through environment, management, and land-use interactions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Caulfield, Mark E.
Fonte, Steven J.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Vanek, Steven J.
Sherwood, Stephen
Oyarzun, Pedro
Borja, Ross Mary
Dumble, Sam
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author Caulfield, Mark E.
author_facet Caulfield, Mark E.
Fonte, Steven J.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Vanek, Steven J.
Sherwood, Stephen
Oyarzun, Pedro
Borja, Ross Mary
Dumble, Sam
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author_role author
author2 Fonte, Steven J.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Vanek, Steven J.
Sherwood, Stephen
Oyarzun, Pedro
Borja, Ross Mary
Dumble, Sam
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Manejo de Fincas
Recursos Naturales
Ordenación de Recursos Naturales
Carbono Orgánico del Suelo
Farm Management
Natural Resources
Natural Resources Management
Soil Organic Carbon
Sistemas Socioecológicos
topic Manejo de Fincas
Recursos Naturales
Ordenación de Recursos Naturales
Carbono Orgánico del Suelo
Farm Management
Natural Resources
Natural Resources Management
Soil Organic Carbon
Sistemas Socioecológicos
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv A poor understanding of the interactions between biophysical and social elements within rural mountainous landscapes can lead to suboptimal management and recommendations. The objective of this study was to contribute to more contextualized natural resource management in a rural landscape in the Ecuadorian Andes by (1) identifying biophysical patterns in soil properties, biodiversity, and C stocks that emerge from natural landscape pedogenic processes, resulting from elevation-induced climate gradients, erosion and soil textural patterns, and (2) assessing farm management and land-use effects on and their interactions with these biophysical patterns. Our findings revealed that the climate and soil texture gradients within the landscape led to an exponential increase in SOC with elevation moderated by slope gradient, indicating significant erosion processes. Farmers adapted their farm management according to the observed environmental patterns creating three distinct management zones. Differentiated agricultural management in these zones and asymmetrical distribution of land-uses in turn were observed to significantly influence soil and agroecosystem properties. For example, available P was found to be significantly higher in the upper and middle agricultural management zones (24.0 and 28.7 mg/kg, respectively), where agricultural inputs were higher compared to the lower agricultural management zone (8.9 mg/kg, P < 0.001). Mixed hedgerows, on the other hand, displayed significantly higher Shannon index scores for ground vegetation (1.8) and soil macrofauna (2.0) compared to agricultural land-uses (1.0 and 1.7). Our results provide important insights into how agroecosystem patterns and land management co-developed through complex environment, management, and land-use interactions.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Caulfield, Mark E. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Fonte, Steven J. Colorado State University. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences; Estados Unidos
Fil: Groot, Jeroen C. J. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology Group, Plant Sciences; Holanda
Fil: Vanek, Steven J. Colorado State University. Department of Soil and Crop Sciences; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sherwood, Stephen. Wageningen University & Research. Knowledge Technology and Innovation; Holanda
Fil: Oyarzun, Pedro. Fundacion EkoRural; Ecuador
Fil: Borja, Ross Mary. Fundacion EkoRural; Ecuador
Fil: Dumble, Sam. Statistics for Sustainable Development; Inglaterra
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
description A poor understanding of the interactions between biophysical and social elements within rural mountainous landscapes can lead to suboptimal management and recommendations. The objective of this study was to contribute to more contextualized natural resource management in a rural landscape in the Ecuadorian Andes by (1) identifying biophysical patterns in soil properties, biodiversity, and C stocks that emerge from natural landscape pedogenic processes, resulting from elevation-induced climate gradients, erosion and soil textural patterns, and (2) assessing farm management and land-use effects on and their interactions with these biophysical patterns. Our findings revealed that the climate and soil texture gradients within the landscape led to an exponential increase in SOC with elevation moderated by slope gradient, indicating significant erosion processes. Farmers adapted their farm management according to the observed environmental patterns creating three distinct management zones. Differentiated agricultural management in these zones and asymmetrical distribution of land-uses in turn were observed to significantly influence soil and agroecosystem properties. For example, available P was found to be significantly higher in the upper and middle agricultural management zones (24.0 and 28.7 mg/kg, respectively), where agricultural inputs were higher compared to the lower agricultural management zone (8.9 mg/kg, P < 0.001). Mixed hedgerows, on the other hand, displayed significantly higher Shannon index scores for ground vegetation (1.8) and soil macrofauna (2.0) compared to agricultural land-uses (1.0 and 1.7). Our results provide important insights into how agroecosystem patterns and land management co-developed through complex environment, management, and land-use interactions.
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