Agroforestry in Europe Current Status and Future Prospects /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rigueiro-Rodróguez, Antonio (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), McAdam, Jim (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mosquera-Losada, Maróa Rosa (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Σειρά: Advances in Agroforestry, 6
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecosystems.; Landscape ecology.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Landscape Ecology.

While recent EU Rural Development policy clearly recognises the economic, ecological, and social advantages of agroforestry systems, to date the implementation of such systems remains poor throughout most of Europe. In light of this, this collection of peer-reviewed papers brings together some of th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Definitions and Components of Agroforestry Practices in Europe
• Classifications and Functions of Agroforestry Systems in Europe
• Agroforestry Systems in Europe: Productive, Ecological and Social Perspectives
• Farmer Perceptions of Silvoarable Systems in Seven European Countries
• European Mediterranean Agroforestry Systems
• Traditional Agroforestry Systems and Their Evolution in Greece
• Silvopastoral Systems in Portugal: Current Status and Future Prospects
• The Functioning, Management and Persistence of Dehesas
• Silvopastoral Systems in the Northeastern Iberian Peninsula: A Multifunctional Perspective
• Agroforestry Systems in Southeastern Spain
• Role of Livestock Grazing in Sustainable Use, Naturalness Promotion in Naturalization of Marginal Ecosystems of Southeastern Spain (Andalusia)
• Role of Various Woody Species in Spanish Mediterranean Forest and Scrubland as Food Resources for Spanish Ibex (Capra pyrenaica Schinz) and Red Deer (Cervus elaphus L.)
• Agroforestry Systems in Italy: Traditions Towards Modern Management
• Economics of Multiple Use Cork Oak Woodlands: Two Case Studies of Agroforestry Systems
• European Black Truffle: Its Potential Role in Agroforestry Development in the Marginal Lands of Mediterranean Calcareous Mountains
• European Atlantic Agroforestry Systems
• Assessment of the Extent of Agroforestry Systems in Europe and Their Role Within Transhumance Systems
• Agroforestry in the Netherlands
• The Potential for Silvopastoralism to Enhance Biodiversity on Grassland Farms in Ireland
• European Continental Pannonian and Alpine Agroforestry Systems
• Wood Pastures in Germany
• The Swiss Mountain Wooded Pastures: Patterns and Processes
• In Slovenia: Management of Intensive Land Use Systems
• The Traditions, Resources and Potential of Forest Growing and Multipurpose Shelterbelts in Hungary
• Future Directions of Agroforestry in Europe.