Comparison of Approaches for Determining Grazing Capacity in Forest Rangelands: The Case of Pisoderion Forest Florina-Greece
False-alpine grasslands, also known as summer grasslands or rangelands, are mainly associated with transhumance. In the past, transhumance and grazing were organized on a mainly family basis, and there existed an informal management system for grazing that was respected by all livestock farmers who...
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| author | Katerina Melfou Dimitrios Kalfas Fotios Chatzitheodoridis Stavros Kalogiannidis Efstratios Loizou Ermelinda Toska |
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| description | False-alpine grasslands, also known as summer grasslands or rangelands, are mainly associated with transhumance. In the past, transhumance and grazing were organized on a mainly family basis, and there existed an informal management system for grazing that was respected by all livestock farmers who used the summer pastures. Nomadic animal husbandry has disappeared, and with it a sense of respect for nature, the rangelands, and more generally, the environment. The aim of this paper is to assess the grazing capacity of rangelands in the Pisoderion Forest, which is located in the region of Florina in Greece, under various specifications introduced by forest management plans and relatively recent legislation. The grazing capacity that is theoretically expected following the specifications of previous forest management plans is compared to the grazing capacity according to the specifications introduced by relatively recent legislation. The conclusion that can be drawn is that the rangelands are underused, and with an appropriate holistic management approach, such as the traditional system of dividing the forest grasslands into yards, the livestock capital can be doubled in these rangelands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e1c3b26a3d645f58a436ffc991de8492023-11-17T11:00:09ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312022-10-012216810.3390/IECF2022-13055Comparison of Approaches for Determining Grazing Capacity in Forest Rangelands: The Case of Pisoderion Forest Florina-GreeceKaterina Melfou0Dimitrios Kalfas1Fotios Chatzitheodoridis2Stavros Kalogiannidis3Efstratios Loizou4Ermelinda Toska5Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, Terma Kondopoulou, 53100 Florina, GreeceDepartment of Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, Terma Kondopoulou, 53100 Florina, GreeceDepartment of Regional and Cross-Border Development, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, Koila, 50100 Kozani, GreeceDepartment of Business Administration, University of Western Macedonia, 50100 Kozani, GreeceDepartment of Regional and Cross-Border Development, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, Koila, 50100 Kozani, GreeceDepartment of Regional and Cross-Border Development, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, Koila, 50100 Kozani, GreeceFalse-alpine grasslands, also known as summer grasslands or rangelands, are mainly associated with transhumance. In the past, transhumance and grazing were organized on a mainly family basis, and there existed an informal management system for grazing that was respected by all livestock farmers who used the summer pastures. Nomadic animal husbandry has disappeared, and with it a sense of respect for nature, the rangelands, and more generally, the environment. The aim of this paper is to assess the grazing capacity of rangelands in the Pisoderion Forest, which is located in the region of Florina in Greece, under various specifications introduced by forest management plans and relatively recent legislation. The grazing capacity that is theoretically expected following the specifications of previous forest management plans is compared to the grazing capacity according to the specifications introduced by relatively recent legislation. The conclusion that can be drawn is that the rangelands are underused, and with an appropriate holistic management approach, such as the traditional system of dividing the forest grasslands into yards, the livestock capital can be doubled in these rangelands.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/22/1/68grazing capacityecosystem servicesgrazing management planforest management planPisoderion ForestFlorina Greece |
| spellingShingle | Katerina Melfou Dimitrios Kalfas Fotios Chatzitheodoridis Stavros Kalogiannidis Efstratios Loizou Ermelinda Toska Comparison of Approaches for Determining Grazing Capacity in Forest Rangelands: The Case of Pisoderion Forest Florina-Greece Environmental Sciences Proceedings grazing capacity ecosystem services grazing management plan forest management plan Pisoderion Forest Florina Greece |
| title | Comparison of Approaches for Determining Grazing Capacity in Forest Rangelands: The Case of Pisoderion Forest Florina-Greece |
| title_full | Comparison of Approaches for Determining Grazing Capacity in Forest Rangelands: The Case of Pisoderion Forest Florina-Greece |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Approaches for Determining Grazing Capacity in Forest Rangelands: The Case of Pisoderion Forest Florina-Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Approaches for Determining Grazing Capacity in Forest Rangelands: The Case of Pisoderion Forest Florina-Greece |
| title_short | Comparison of Approaches for Determining Grazing Capacity in Forest Rangelands: The Case of Pisoderion Forest Florina-Greece |
| title_sort | comparison of approaches for determining grazing capacity in forest rangelands the case of pisoderion forest florina greece |
| topic | grazing capacity ecosystem services grazing management plan forest management plan Pisoderion Forest Florina Greece |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/22/1/68 |
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