Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation

Autores
Biruk, Lucía Nadia; Fernandez, María Elena; Aranibar, Julieta Nelida; Giordano, Carla Valeria
Año de publicación
2025
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Livestock breeding is among the main productive activities in drylands, often reducing vegetation cover, impacting the surrounding environment and plant regeneration. However, the magnitude of the change in environmental variables in response to vegetation changes has rarely been assessed in arid ecosystems. Our objective was to quantify changes in vegetation cover and floristic composition, as well as the associated microclimatic and edaphic variables that can challenge the ecosystem's restorative capacity in the Monte desert woodland of Argentina. We surveyed sites at 600 (disturbed) and 2000 m (relatively undisturbed) from five rural livestock posts. We found that disturbed sites had lower vegetation cover, altered floristic composition and more stressful environmental conditions for plants. The widest difference was a 50 % decrease in soil NO3−-N concentration, coupled with a 30 % increase in solar radiation (mainly UV-B), a 4 °C increase in air temperature, and coarser soil texture. Potential constraints to plant regeneration would be therefore not only related to low water availability, but also to lower fertility, higher radiation and temperature. Decisions on species selection to restore these ecosystems must therefore consider plant traits related to nutrient use and uptake capacity, and resistance to photo-oxidative stress, in addition to drought resistance.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Università degli Studi di Trieste. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita (DSV); Italia
Fil: Biruk, Lucía N. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Biruk, Lucía N. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Biruk, Lucía N. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, María Elena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina.
Fil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
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Journal of Arid Environments 227 : 105314. (March 2025)
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Ganado
Factores Ambientales
Estrés Abiótico
Formación Boscosa
Regeneración Vegetal
América del Sur
Livestock
Environmental Factors
Abiotic Stress
Woodlands
Revegetation
South America
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spelling Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetationBiruk, Lucía NadiaFernandez, María ElenaAranibar, Julieta NelidaGiordano, Carla ValeriaGanadoFactores AmbientalesEstrés AbióticoFormación BoscosaRegeneración VegetalAmérica del SurLivestockEnvironmental FactorsAbiotic StressWoodlandsRevegetationSouth AmericaLivestock breeding is among the main productive activities in drylands, often reducing vegetation cover, impacting the surrounding environment and plant regeneration. However, the magnitude of the change in environmental variables in response to vegetation changes has rarely been assessed in arid ecosystems. Our objective was to quantify changes in vegetation cover and floristic composition, as well as the associated microclimatic and edaphic variables that can challenge the ecosystem's restorative capacity in the Monte desert woodland of Argentina. We surveyed sites at 600 (disturbed) and 2000 m (relatively undisturbed) from five rural livestock posts. We found that disturbed sites had lower vegetation cover, altered floristic composition and more stressful environmental conditions for plants. The widest difference was a 50 % decrease in soil NO3−-N concentration, coupled with a 30 % increase in solar radiation (mainly UV-B), a 4 °C increase in air temperature, and coarser soil texture. Potential constraints to plant regeneration would be therefore not only related to low water availability, but also to lower fertility, higher radiation and temperature. Decisions on species selection to restore these ecosystems must therefore consider plant traits related to nutrient use and uptake capacity, and resistance to photo-oxidative stress, in addition to drought resistance.EEA BalcarceFil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Università degli Studi di Trieste. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita (DSV); ItaliaFil: Biruk, Lucía N. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Biruk, Lucía N. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Biruk, Lucía N. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, María Elena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina.Fil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaElsevier2025-03-07T13:17:54Z2025-03-07T13:17:54Z2025-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21594https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S01401963240019400140-19631095-922Xhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105314Journal of Arid Environments 227 : 105314. (March 2025)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)2025-09-29T13:47:10Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/21594instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:47:11.399INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation
title Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation
spellingShingle Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation
Biruk, Lucía Nadia
Ganado
Factores Ambientales
Estrés Abiótico
Formación Boscosa
Regeneración Vegetal
América del Sur
Livestock
Environmental Factors
Abiotic Stress
Woodlands
Revegetation
South America
title_short Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation
title_full Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation
title_fullStr Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation
title_full_unstemmed Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation
title_sort Biophysical and environmental changes in livestock disturbed areas in a South-American desert woodland. Potential implications for natural or assisted re-vegetation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Biruk, Lucía Nadia
Fernandez, María Elena
Aranibar, Julieta Nelida
Giordano, Carla Valeria
author Biruk, Lucía Nadia
author_facet Biruk, Lucía Nadia
Fernandez, María Elena
Aranibar, Julieta Nelida
Giordano, Carla Valeria
author_role author
author2 Fernandez, María Elena
Aranibar, Julieta Nelida
Giordano, Carla Valeria
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ganado
Factores Ambientales
Estrés Abiótico
Formación Boscosa
Regeneración Vegetal
América del Sur
Livestock
Environmental Factors
Abiotic Stress
Woodlands
Revegetation
South America
topic Ganado
Factores Ambientales
Estrés Abiótico
Formación Boscosa
Regeneración Vegetal
América del Sur
Livestock
Environmental Factors
Abiotic Stress
Woodlands
Revegetation
South America
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Livestock breeding is among the main productive activities in drylands, often reducing vegetation cover, impacting the surrounding environment and plant regeneration. However, the magnitude of the change in environmental variables in response to vegetation changes has rarely been assessed in arid ecosystems. Our objective was to quantify changes in vegetation cover and floristic composition, as well as the associated microclimatic and edaphic variables that can challenge the ecosystem's restorative capacity in the Monte desert woodland of Argentina. We surveyed sites at 600 (disturbed) and 2000 m (relatively undisturbed) from five rural livestock posts. We found that disturbed sites had lower vegetation cover, altered floristic composition and more stressful environmental conditions for plants. The widest difference was a 50 % decrease in soil NO3−-N concentration, coupled with a 30 % increase in solar radiation (mainly UV-B), a 4 °C increase in air temperature, and coarser soil texture. Potential constraints to plant regeneration would be therefore not only related to low water availability, but also to lower fertility, higher radiation and temperature. Decisions on species selection to restore these ecosystems must therefore consider plant traits related to nutrient use and uptake capacity, and resistance to photo-oxidative stress, in addition to drought resistance.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Università degli Studi di Trieste. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita (DSV); Italia
Fil: Biruk, Lucía N. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Biruk, Lucía N. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Biruk, Lucía N. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, María Elena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina.
Fil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Aranibar, Julieta Nelida. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Gobierno de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas; Argentina
description Livestock breeding is among the main productive activities in drylands, often reducing vegetation cover, impacting the surrounding environment and plant regeneration. However, the magnitude of the change in environmental variables in response to vegetation changes has rarely been assessed in arid ecosystems. Our objective was to quantify changes in vegetation cover and floristic composition, as well as the associated microclimatic and edaphic variables that can challenge the ecosystem's restorative capacity in the Monte desert woodland of Argentina. We surveyed sites at 600 (disturbed) and 2000 m (relatively undisturbed) from five rural livestock posts. We found that disturbed sites had lower vegetation cover, altered floristic composition and more stressful environmental conditions for plants. The widest difference was a 50 % decrease in soil NO3−-N concentration, coupled with a 30 % increase in solar radiation (mainly UV-B), a 4 °C increase in air temperature, and coarser soil texture. Potential constraints to plant regeneration would be therefore not only related to low water availability, but also to lower fertility, higher radiation and temperature. Decisions on species selection to restore these ecosystems must therefore consider plant traits related to nutrient use and uptake capacity, and resistance to photo-oxidative stress, in addition to drought resistance.
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