Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia

Autores
Peri, Pablo Luis; Rosas, Yamina Micaela; Rivera, Emilio Hernan; Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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In Southern Patagonia, grasslands are the principal food resource for sheep reared for meat and wool as the main provisioning ecosystem services (ES). The main objective of this study was to model lamb and wool production as provisioning ES at a regional scale using climatic, topographic, and vegetation variables from sheep farms across Santa Cruz province. At a regional level, animal yield ranged from 0.25 to 0.69 g lamb/m2/yr and 0.10 to 0.19 g greasy wool/m2/yr. We used multiple regression models to produce maps of lamb and wool provisioning ES across Santa Cruz province. The model for variation of lamb production explained 96% of the variance in the data and the most significant predictor variables were temperature seasonality, normalized vegetation index (NVDI, dimensionless), and desertification index. The most important variables for the model of greasy wool production were isothermality, temperature seasonality, and NVDI, which together explained 98% of the variance. The lowest CF values of both products (lamb and wool) were located in more productive grasslands. There were differences in lamb and wool production across vegetation types with the highest values being located in more productive grasslands (0.51 g lamb/m2/yr in Nothofagus antarctica forest and 0.15 g greasy wool/m2/yr in Magellanic grass steppe and N. antarctica). Lamb and greasy wool yields decreased with desertification gradient due to erosion processes. The main limitation of the model is related to the data availability at landscape level, which must be improved in future studies by accounting for soil type, fertility, and soil water content. The results of lamb and wool production found in the present work assist in characterizing the provisioning ES ecosystem of livestock products in Southern Patagonia. The successful management of livestock becomes an important challenge to the commercial and policy communities to satisfy society’s need for food and wool products under sustainable grassland management.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Rosas, Yamina Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fil: Rivera, Emilio Hernan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fuente
Sustainability 13(15) : 8544. (July 2021)
Materia
Sheep
Wool
Models
Climate
Topography
Vegetation
Lambs
Livestock
Production
Wool Production
Ovinos
Lana
Ecosystem Services
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Modelos
Clima
Topografía
Vegetación
Cordero
Nothofagus
Ganado
Producción
Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Producción de Lana
Provisioning
Desertification Index
Normalizer Vegetation Index (NVDI)
Magellanic Grass Steppe
PEBANPA Network
Aprovisionamiento
Índice de Desertificación
Índice de Vegetación Normalizador (NVDI)
Estepa Magallánica
Red PEBANPA
Región Patagonica
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spelling Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern PatagoniaPeri, Pablo LuisRosas, Yamina MicaelaRivera, Emilio HernanMartínez Pastur, Guillermo JoséSheepWoolModelsClimateTopographyVegetationLambsLivestockProductionWool ProductionOvinosLanaEcosystem ServicesServicios de los EcosistemasModelosClimaTopografíaVegetaciónCorderoNothofagusGanadoProducciónSanta Cruz (Argentina)Producción de LanaProvisioningDesertification IndexNormalizer Vegetation Index (NVDI)Magellanic Grass SteppePEBANPA NetworkAprovisionamientoÍndice de DesertificaciónÍndice de Vegetación Normalizador (NVDI)Estepa MagallánicaRed PEBANPARegión PatagonicaIn Southern Patagonia, grasslands are the principal food resource for sheep reared for meat and wool as the main provisioning ecosystem services (ES). The main objective of this study was to model lamb and wool production as provisioning ES at a regional scale using climatic, topographic, and vegetation variables from sheep farms across Santa Cruz province. At a regional level, animal yield ranged from 0.25 to 0.69 g lamb/m2/yr and 0.10 to 0.19 g greasy wool/m2/yr. We used multiple regression models to produce maps of lamb and wool provisioning ES across Santa Cruz province. The model for variation of lamb production explained 96% of the variance in the data and the most significant predictor variables were temperature seasonality, normalized vegetation index (NVDI, dimensionless), and desertification index. The most important variables for the model of greasy wool production were isothermality, temperature seasonality, and NVDI, which together explained 98% of the variance. The lowest CF values of both products (lamb and wool) were located in more productive grasslands. There were differences in lamb and wool production across vegetation types with the highest values being located in more productive grasslands (0.51 g lamb/m2/yr in Nothofagus antarctica forest and 0.15 g greasy wool/m2/yr in Magellanic grass steppe and N. antarctica). Lamb and greasy wool yields decreased with desertification gradient due to erosion processes. The main limitation of the model is related to the data availability at landscape level, which must be improved in future studies by accounting for soil type, fertility, and soil water content. The results of lamb and wool production found in the present work assist in characterizing the provisioning ES ecosystem of livestock products in Southern Patagonia. The successful management of livestock becomes an important challenge to the commercial and policy communities to satisfy society’s need for food and wool products under sustainable grassland management.EEA Santa CruzFil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.Fil: Rosas, Yamina Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.Fil: Rivera, Emilio Hernan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.MDPI2021-08-02T11:29:53Z2021-08-02T11:29:53Z2021-07-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9931https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/15/8544Peri, P.L.; Rosas, Y.M.; Rivera, E.; Martínez Pastur, G. Lamb and Wool Provisioning Ecosystem Services in Southern Patagonia. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8544. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131585442071-1050https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158544Sustainability 13(15) : 8544. (July 2021)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)2025-09-29T13:45:18Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/9931instacron: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 13:45:18.431INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia
title Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia
spellingShingle Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia
Peri, Pablo Luis
Sheep
Wool
Models
Climate
Topography
Vegetation
Lambs
Livestock
Production
Wool Production
Ovinos
Lana
Ecosystem Services
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Modelos
Clima
Topografía
Vegetación
Cordero
Nothofagus
Ganado
Producción
Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Producción de Lana
Provisioning
Desertification Index
Normalizer Vegetation Index (NVDI)
Magellanic Grass Steppe
PEBANPA Network
Aprovisionamiento
Índice de Desertificación
Índice de Vegetación Normalizador (NVDI)
Estepa Magallánica
Red PEBANPA
Región Patagonica
title_short Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia
title_full Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia
title_fullStr Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia
title_sort Lamb and wool provisioning ecosystem services in Southern Patagonia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Peri, Pablo Luis
Rosas, Yamina Micaela
Rivera, Emilio Hernan
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
author Peri, Pablo Luis
author_facet Peri, Pablo Luis
Rosas, Yamina Micaela
Rivera, Emilio Hernan
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
author_role author
author2 Rosas, Yamina Micaela
Rivera, Emilio Hernan
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sheep
Wool
Models
Climate
Topography
Vegetation
Lambs
Livestock
Production
Wool Production
Ovinos
Lana
Ecosystem Services
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Modelos
Clima
Topografía
Vegetación
Cordero
Nothofagus
Ganado
Producción
Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Producción de Lana
Provisioning
Desertification Index
Normalizer Vegetation Index (NVDI)
Magellanic Grass Steppe
PEBANPA Network
Aprovisionamiento
Índice de Desertificación
Índice de Vegetación Normalizador (NVDI)
Estepa Magallánica
Red PEBANPA
Región Patagonica
topic Sheep
Wool
Models
Climate
Topography
Vegetation
Lambs
Livestock
Production
Wool Production
Ovinos
Lana
Ecosystem Services
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Modelos
Clima
Topografía
Vegetación
Cordero
Nothofagus
Ganado
Producción
Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Producción de Lana
Provisioning
Desertification Index
Normalizer Vegetation Index (NVDI)
Magellanic Grass Steppe
PEBANPA Network
Aprovisionamiento
Índice de Desertificación
Índice de Vegetación Normalizador (NVDI)
Estepa Magallánica
Red PEBANPA
Región Patagonica
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In Southern Patagonia, grasslands are the principal food resource for sheep reared for meat and wool as the main provisioning ecosystem services (ES). The main objective of this study was to model lamb and wool production as provisioning ES at a regional scale using climatic, topographic, and vegetation variables from sheep farms across Santa Cruz province. At a regional level, animal yield ranged from 0.25 to 0.69 g lamb/m2/yr and 0.10 to 0.19 g greasy wool/m2/yr. We used multiple regression models to produce maps of lamb and wool provisioning ES across Santa Cruz province. The model for variation of lamb production explained 96% of the variance in the data and the most significant predictor variables were temperature seasonality, normalized vegetation index (NVDI, dimensionless), and desertification index. The most important variables for the model of greasy wool production were isothermality, temperature seasonality, and NVDI, which together explained 98% of the variance. The lowest CF values of both products (lamb and wool) were located in more productive grasslands. There were differences in lamb and wool production across vegetation types with the highest values being located in more productive grasslands (0.51 g lamb/m2/yr in Nothofagus antarctica forest and 0.15 g greasy wool/m2/yr in Magellanic grass steppe and N. antarctica). Lamb and greasy wool yields decreased with desertification gradient due to erosion processes. The main limitation of the model is related to the data availability at landscape level, which must be improved in future studies by accounting for soil type, fertility, and soil water content. The results of lamb and wool production found in the present work assist in characterizing the provisioning ES ecosystem of livestock products in Southern Patagonia. The successful management of livestock becomes an important challenge to the commercial and policy communities to satisfy society’s need for food and wool products under sustainable grassland management.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Rosas, Yamina Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
Fil: Rivera, Emilio Hernan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina.
description In Southern Patagonia, grasslands are the principal food resource for sheep reared for meat and wool as the main provisioning ecosystem services (ES). The main objective of this study was to model lamb and wool production as provisioning ES at a regional scale using climatic, topographic, and vegetation variables from sheep farms across Santa Cruz province. At a regional level, animal yield ranged from 0.25 to 0.69 g lamb/m2/yr and 0.10 to 0.19 g greasy wool/m2/yr. We used multiple regression models to produce maps of lamb and wool provisioning ES across Santa Cruz province. The model for variation of lamb production explained 96% of the variance in the data and the most significant predictor variables were temperature seasonality, normalized vegetation index (NVDI, dimensionless), and desertification index. The most important variables for the model of greasy wool production were isothermality, temperature seasonality, and NVDI, which together explained 98% of the variance. The lowest CF values of both products (lamb and wool) were located in more productive grasslands. There were differences in lamb and wool production across vegetation types with the highest values being located in more productive grasslands (0.51 g lamb/m2/yr in Nothofagus antarctica forest and 0.15 g greasy wool/m2/yr in Magellanic grass steppe and N. antarctica). Lamb and greasy wool yields decreased with desertification gradient due to erosion processes. The main limitation of the model is related to the data availability at landscape level, which must be improved in future studies by accounting for soil type, fertility, and soil water content. The results of lamb and wool production found in the present work assist in characterizing the provisioning ES ecosystem of livestock products in Southern Patagonia. The successful management of livestock becomes an important challenge to the commercial and policy communities to satisfy society’s need for food and wool products under sustainable grassland management.
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