Title Agroforestry in Europe : current status and future prospects / edited by Antonio Rigueiro-Rodrìguez, Jim H. McAdam, Marìa Rosa Mosquera-Losada

Published Dordrecht ; London : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 450 pages) : illustrations Series Advances in agroforestry ; v. 6 Advances in agroforestry ; v. 6. Contents Definitions and Components of Agroforestry Practices in Europe -- Classifications and Functions of Agroforestry Systems in Europe -- Agroforestry Systems in Europe: Productive, Ecological and Social Perspectives -- Farmer Perceptions of Silvoarable Systems in Seven European Countries -- European Mediterranean Agroforestry Systems -- Traditional Agroforestry Systems and Their Evolution in Greece -- Silvopastoral Systems in Portugal: Current Status and Future Prospects -- The Functioning, Management and Persistence of Dehesas -- Silvopastoral Systems in the Northeastern Iberian Peninsula: A Multifunctional Perspective -- Agroforestry Systems in Southeastern Spain -- Role of Livestock Grazing in Sustainable Use, Naturalness Promotion in Naturalization of Marginal Ecosystems of Southeastern Spain (Andalusia) -- Role of Various Woody Species in Spanish Mediterranean Forest and Scrubland as Food Resources for Spanish Ibex (Capra pyrenaica Schinz) and Red Deer (Cervus elaphus L.) -- Agroforestry Systems in Italy: Traditions Towards Modern Management -- Economics of Multiple Use Cork Oak Woodlands: Two Case Studies of Agroforestry Systems -- European Black Truffle: Its Potential Role in Agroforestry Development in the Marginal Lands of Mediterranean Calcareous Mountains -- European Atlantic Agroforestry Systems -- Assessment of the Extent of Agroforestry Systems in Europe and Their Role Within Transhumance Systems -- Agroforestry in the Netherlands -- The Potential for Silvopastoralism to Enhance Biodiversity on Grassland Farms in Ireland -- European Continental Pannonian and Alpine Agroforestry Systems -- Wood Pastures in Germany -- The Swiss Mountain Wooded Pastures: Patterns and Processes -- In Slovenia: Management of Intensive Land Use Systems -- The Traditions, Resources and Potential of Forest Growing and Multipurpose Shelterbelts in Hungary -- Future Directions of Agroforestry in Europe Summary While EU Rural Development policy recognises the economic, ecological, and social advantages of agroforestry systems, the implementation of such systems remains poor in most of Europe. This title includes papers that brings together some of the most important research in European agroforestry, and evaluates the scope of agroforestry across the EU Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Agroforestry -- Europe TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Forestry. Biomédecine. Sciences de la vie. Agroforestry Europe Form Electronic book Author Rigueiro Rodríguez, Antonio. McAdam, J. (Jim) Mosquera-Losada, M. R. ISBN 9781402082726 140208272X 1402082711 9781402082719 1281875937 9781281875938 9786611875930 661187593X

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