Satellite Symposium 3: Pastoral Systems
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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
Natural grassland vegetation in Southern Brazil, known as campos, has most likely evolved under a disturbance regime that included fire and grazing (Pillar et al., 1997). Nowadays, the composition of the vegetation of campos is grazing- and fire-dependent (Boldrini et al., 1997). Its importance can be evaluated by the fact that it represents 37 % of the state’s area and provides 77 % of the slaughtered cattle at Rio Grande do Sul (Barcellos et al., 2002). The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the vegetation dynamics of campos under grazing/fire regimes in order to explore the resilience of the vegetation under the regimes studied.
Citation
de Quadros, Fernando L. F.; Trinidade, J. P. P.; Bandinelli, D. G.; and Pötter, L., "Vegetation Dynamics of Campos Under Grazing/Fire Regimes in Southern Brazil" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 32.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium3/32)
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Vegetation Dynamics of Campos Under Grazing/Fire Regimes in Southern Brazil
Dublin Ireland
Natural grassland vegetation in Southern Brazil, known as campos, has most likely evolved under a disturbance regime that included fire and grazing (Pillar et al., 1997). Nowadays, the composition of the vegetation of campos is grazing- and fire-dependent (Boldrini et al., 1997). Its importance can be evaluated by the fact that it represents 37 % of the state’s area and provides 77 % of the slaughtered cattle at Rio Grande do Sul (Barcellos et al., 2002). The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the vegetation dynamics of campos under grazing/fire regimes in order to explore the resilience of the vegetation under the regimes studied.
