Effect of Sheep Grazing, Stocking Rates and Dolomitic Limestone Application on the Floristic Composition of a Permanent Dryland Pasture, in the Montado Agroforestry System of Southern Portugal

Effect of Sheep Grazing, Stocking Rates and Dolomitic Limestone Application on the Floristic Composition of a Permanent Dryland Pasture, in the Montado Agroforestry System of Southern Portugal

The Montado is a complex agroforestry–pastoral ecosystem due to the interactions between soil–pasture–trees–animals and climate. The typical Montado soil has an acidic pH and manganese toxicity, which affect the pasture’s productivity and pasture floristic composition (PFC). The PFC, on the other ha...

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Main Authors: Emanuel Carreira, João Serrano, Carlos J. Pinto Gomes, Shakib Shahidian, Luís L. Paniagua, Alexandre Pilirito, José Lopes Castro, Mário Carvalho, Alfredo F. Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
sheep
deferred grazing
continuous grazing
botanical composition
liming
dryland pasture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/19/2506

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