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Agroforestry Systems

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Agroforestry Systems is an international scientific journal that publishes results of novel, high impact original research, critical reviews and short communications on any aspect of agroforestry. The journal particularly encourages contributions that demonstrate the role of agroforestry in providing commodity as well non-commodity benefits such as ecosystem services. Papers dealing with both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects are welcome. These include results of investigations of a fundamental or applied nature dealing with integrated systems involving trees and crops and/or livestock. Manuscripts that are purely descriptive in nature or confirmatory in nature of well-established findings, and with limited international scope are discouraged. To be acceptable for publication, the information presented must be relevant to a context wider than the specific location where the study was undertaken, and provide new insight or make a significant contribution to the agroforestry knowledge base.

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Science-Life Sciences-Agroforestry

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ISSN impreso

0167-4366

ISSN electrónico

1572-9680

País de edición

Australia

Fecha de publicación

1982-

Cobertura temática

Ciencias biológicas

Agricultura, silvicultura y pesca

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doi: 10.1007/s10457-023-00926-z

Foraging behavior of Highland cattle in silvopastoral systems in the Alps

Ginevra Nota; Mia Svensk; Davide Barberis; David Frund; Rebecca Pagani; Marco Pittarello; Massimiliano Probo; Simone Ravetto Enri; Michele Lonati; Giampiero Lombardi

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Trees and shrubs expanded in the last decades in European mountains due to land abandonment and the decrease in grazing pressure, and are expected to further spread also due to climate change. As a consequence of low forage quality and topographic constraints, the management of mountain environments dominated by woody vegetation with livestock is often challenging. Silvopastoral systems based on cattle hardy breeds able to forage on woody plants, such as Highland cattle, could be a suitable option for the management and restoration of such environments. In this study, we used direct observations to explore the foraging behavior of Highland cattle in four study areas across the western Alps. In particular, we assessed: (1) cattle diet composition, (2) the selection for more than 30 tree and shrub species, and (3) the relationships between species consumption and their abundance in the environment. Highland cattle fed on a mixture of both woody and herbaceous species, including between 15 and 46% of woody plants in the diet. Some trees (e.g., <jats:italic>Celtis australis</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Fraxinus</jats:italic> spp., and <jats:italic>Populus tremula</jats:italic>) and shrubs (e.g., <jats:italic>Frangula alnus</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Rhamnus</jats:italic> spp., and <jats:italic>Rubus idaeus</jats:italic>) were positively selected by cattle, thus they could be an important forage supplement to their diet. Moreover, the results highlighted that relative species consumption generally increased with increasing species abundance in the environment, suggesting that this cattle breed could be suitable to control shrub expansion in highly encroached areas. The outcomes of this study can support the development of targeted silvopastoral systems in the Alps.</jats:p>