Landscape Implications of Contemporary Abandonment of Extensive Sheep Grazing in a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

In Southern Europe, the abandonment of the traditional transhumant system where sheep graze lowland areas during winter and distant mountain systems during summer has led to an important cultural loss and still poorly understood ecological consequences. We investigate the landscape-scale implication...

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Main Authors: Víctor Fernández-García, Leonor Calvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/780