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Silvopastoral systems (SPS) have been identified as efficient land management strategies to increase the performance of animal and tree production. The combinations of trees and/or shrubs with pastures and animals are present in diverse ways, generating different SPS. SPS design can be two or three strata where grass, trees, and shrubs could be combined; live fences and barriers; windbreaks and native forests. These SPS deliver environmental services such as soil carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, water sources conservation, water regulation and soil quality improvement, animal welfare and increased forage production. The chapter includes four different SPS cases from Argentina. The chapter reviews their impacts, including an increase in total biomass production of the whole system and levels of soil carbon sequestration. SPS are therefore important tools for managing climate change mitigation and food security.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Types of silvopastoral system
- 3 Environmental services delivered by SPS
- 4 SPS case studies: deciduous fruit trees and cattle
- 5 SPS case studies: native trees on grass for beef cattle
- 6 SPS case studies: extensive beef cattle with different types of grassland and native forest management
- 7 SPS case studies: three strata SPS
- 8 Conclusion
- 9 Acknowledgments
- 10 Where to look for further information
- 11 References