A state-and-transition approach to alpine grasslands under abandonment

The abandonment of the traditional pastoral practices is acknowledged as the main causes of the shrub-encroachment in the alpine semi-natural grasslands. In this paper, we proposed a state-and-transition approach in order to organize pastoral vegetation in a simple management-oriented framework inte...

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Main Authors: Targetti S, Staglianò N, Messeri A, Argenti G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2010-03-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0525-003