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Abbravation: Agroforestry Systems

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Springer Netherlands

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10.1007/bf03033201

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1572-9680

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Modeling tree cover changes in a pasturedominated

Authors: Potira Meirelles Hermuche Daniel Luis Mascia Vieira Edson Eyji Sano
Publish Date: 2013/02/27
Volume: 87, Issue: 4, Pages: 881-890
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Pastures are a major soil cover in Central Brazil especially in rich soils previously occupied by dry forests We simulated a scenario in which the wooden fences in Paranã Valley are replaced by live fences and isolated trees are left in the pasture fields and we verified changing in tree cover by adding trees and avoiding logging for wooden fences The simulation involved the analysis of a 20year historic series of LANDSAT satellite images to determine the average time of pasture renewal The average amount of wooden fences produced per hectare of local forest was estimated based on the literature and field data The high spatialresolution satellite images available in the Google Earth™ program were analyzed to estimate the total length of the fences and the average and maximum number of isolated trees per hectare found in the pastures of the region The results showed that pasture renewal happens every 81 years It is possible to produce an average of 1472 stakes per hectare of forest In the study area we estimated the existence of an average of 842 km of wooden fences and 39 isolated trees per hectare of pasture maximum = 48 isolated trees The results of the simulation showed that the adoption of live fences can increase the crown coverage up to 75  or even up to 143  if all of the pasturelands are managed to have live fences and farmers begin to adopt coverdevelopment practices such as keeping an average of 48 isolated trees per hectare of pasture

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