Theme 24: Deforestation
Description
There is a zone of some 3.000.000 ha with an elevated dryland salinity risk in the Paraguayan Chaco due to a shallow saline ground water table. Evidence is shown of the crucial role native bush seems to play in keeping the water table at a low level and reducing therefore the risk of soil salinisation. In this paper a planned field experiment is outlined to define the tolerable level of deforestation and pasture establishment for a sylvopastoral production system in the Chacoan zone prone to dryland salinity.
Citation
Glatzle, A.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; and Mitlöhner, R., "Potential Role of Native Bush in the Chaco for Mitigation of Dryland Salinity in Grassland" (2021). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/19/24/2
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Potential Role of Native Bush in the Chaco for Mitigation of Dryland Salinity in Grassland
There is a zone of some 3.000.000 ha with an elevated dryland salinity risk in the Paraguayan Chaco due to a shallow saline ground water table. Evidence is shown of the crucial role native bush seems to play in keeping the water table at a low level and reducing therefore the risk of soil salinisation. In this paper a planned field experiment is outlined to define the tolerable level of deforestation and pasture establishment for a sylvopastoral production system in the Chacoan zone prone to dryland salinity.
