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Grasslands and scrublands in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula: Silvopastoral systems and nature conservation

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Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation

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Wildfire is one of the main environmental problems in the forests of northern Spain. In recent years the risk of wildfires has increased as traditional exploitation of forest lands has declined. In this paper, after presenting a short list of endemic and rare plants and plant communities, we review several types of silvopastoral Systems in use in north-western Spain. In these Systems native animal breeds are used to graze the undergrowth of pinewoods and eucalyptus and deciduous forests and scrublands, as a means of reducing the amount of combustible material within the forests. Silvopastoral Systems are good practice to maintain and preserve nature and its biodiversity in Galicia.

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Silva-Pando, F.J., Lorenzo, M.J.R., Hernández, M.P.G. (2002). Grasslands and scrublands in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula: Silvopastoral systems and nature conservation. In: Redecker, B., Härdtle, W., Finck, P., Riecken, U., Schröder, E. (eds) Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55953-2_21

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