An emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in Brazil.

Wetland grasslands are important ecosystems for raising beef cattle, because they are highly productive and present forages with high quality. Most of these ecosystems are threatened by overgrazing or by being replaced by exotic pastures. Emergy synthesis approach was used to assess and value the services provided by native pastures wetland under three conservation status and also to compare them to exotic pastures on wetlands. The ecosystem service that was assessed included forage provision for calves production estimated from grazing capacity of cow with calf at the foot. Habitat maintenance to plant diversity and wild herbivores were also evaluated. The results showed that natural wetland pastures with better conservation status provided valuable ecosystem services and are highly renewable. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) showed that regardless of the conservation state of the natural pastures, wet native grasslands were more efficient than wet exotic grasslands. Replacing native pastures by exotic ones may reduce plant diversity and the renewability of the system. The proposed method has a holistic approach to pasture ecosystems and is able to help decision-makers to define sustainable management practices and to subsidise public policies when it comes to payments regarding ecosystem services.

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Main Authors: SANTOS, S. A., TAKAHASHI, F., CARDOSO, E. L., FLORES, C. P., OLIVEIRA, L. O. F. de, SOUZA, G. da S. e, GOMES, E. G., ORTEGA, E.
Other Authors: SANDRA APARECIDA SANTOS, CPAP
Format: Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:Ingles
English
Published: 2006-06-21
Subjects:Ecossistema, Pastagem Nativa, Ecosystem services, Pasture management,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/812144
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spelling dig-alice-doc-8121442020-06-02T04:38:36Z An emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in Brazil. SANTOS, S. A. TAKAHASHI, F. CARDOSO, E. L. FLORES, C. P. OLIVEIRA, L. O. F. de SOUZA, G. da S. e GOMES, E. G. ORTEGA, E. SANDRA APARECIDA SANTOS, CPAP ENRIQUE ORTEGA, Universidade de Campinas, Barão Geraldo, SP. LUIZ ORCIRIO FIALHO DE OLIVEIRA, CNPGC CLAUDIO PEREIRA FLORES, CPAP EVALDO LUIS CARDOSO, CPAP FÁBIO TAKAHASHI, Universidade de Viçosa, Florestal, MG ELIANE GONCALVES GOMES, SIRE GERALDO DA SILVA E SOUZA, SIRE Ecossistema Pastagem Nativa Ecosystem services Pasture management Wetland grasslands are important ecosystems for raising beef cattle, because they are highly productive and present forages with high quality. Most of these ecosystems are threatened by overgrazing or by being replaced by exotic pastures. Emergy synthesis approach was used to assess and value the services provided by native pastures wetland under three conservation status and also to compare them to exotic pastures on wetlands. The ecosystem service that was assessed included forage provision for calves production estimated from grazing capacity of cow with calf at the foot. Habitat maintenance to plant diversity and wild herbivores were also evaluated. The results showed that natural wetland pastures with better conservation status provided valuable ecosystem services and are highly renewable. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) showed that regardless of the conservation state of the natural pastures, wet native grasslands were more efficient than wet exotic grasslands. Replacing native pastures by exotic ones may reduce plant diversity and the renewability of the system. The proposed method has a holistic approach to pasture ecosystems and is able to help decision-makers to define sustainable management practices and to subsidise public policies when it comes to payments regarding ecosystem services. 2020-06-02T04:38:23Z 2020-06-02T04:38:23Z 2006-06-21 2020 Artigo de periódico Open Journal of Ecology, v. 10, n. 5, p. 303-319, 2020. ISSN Online: 2162-1993 http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/812144 Ingles en openAccess
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topic Ecossistema
Pastagem Nativa
Ecosystem services
Pasture management
Ecossistema
Pastagem Nativa
Ecosystem services
Pasture management
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Pastagem Nativa
Ecosystem services
Pasture management
Ecossistema
Pastagem Nativa
Ecosystem services
Pasture management
SANTOS, S. A.
TAKAHASHI, F.
CARDOSO, E. L.
FLORES, C. P.
OLIVEIRA, L. O. F. de
SOUZA, G. da S. e
GOMES, E. G.
ORTEGA, E.
An emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in Brazil.
description Wetland grasslands are important ecosystems for raising beef cattle, because they are highly productive and present forages with high quality. Most of these ecosystems are threatened by overgrazing or by being replaced by exotic pastures. Emergy synthesis approach was used to assess and value the services provided by native pastures wetland under three conservation status and also to compare them to exotic pastures on wetlands. The ecosystem service that was assessed included forage provision for calves production estimated from grazing capacity of cow with calf at the foot. Habitat maintenance to plant diversity and wild herbivores were also evaluated. The results showed that natural wetland pastures with better conservation status provided valuable ecosystem services and are highly renewable. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) showed that regardless of the conservation state of the natural pastures, wet native grasslands were more efficient than wet exotic grasslands. Replacing native pastures by exotic ones may reduce plant diversity and the renewability of the system. The proposed method has a holistic approach to pasture ecosystems and is able to help decision-makers to define sustainable management practices and to subsidise public policies when it comes to payments regarding ecosystem services.
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SANTOS, S. A.
TAKAHASHI, F.
CARDOSO, E. L.
FLORES, C. P.
OLIVEIRA, L. O. F. de
SOUZA, G. da S. e
GOMES, E. G.
ORTEGA, E.
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topic_facet Ecossistema
Pastagem Nativa
Ecosystem services
Pasture management
author SANTOS, S. A.
TAKAHASHI, F.
CARDOSO, E. L.
FLORES, C. P.
OLIVEIRA, L. O. F. de
SOUZA, G. da S. e
GOMES, E. G.
ORTEGA, E.
author_sort SANTOS, S. A.
title An emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in Brazil.
title_short An emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in Brazil.
title_full An emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in Brazil.
title_fullStr An emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in Brazil.
title_full_unstemmed An emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in Brazil.
title_sort emergy-based approach to assess and valuate ecosystem services of tropical wetland pastures in brazil.
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