Despite their ecological, economic and social importance, grasslands in areas with
Mediterranean climates continue to receive limited scientific, political and media attention …

Subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) is the most widely sown annual pasture
legume species in southern Australia, valued in the livestock and grains industries as a …

Soil degradation phenomena, including water erosion and physical and biological
processes, have already been reported in rangelands of southwestern Spain. The …

The Portuguese montado is an agro-silvo pastoral system quite similar to the dehesa in
Spain, and covering in Portugal most of the Southern region of the country, Alentejo. The …

Ecosystem services (ES) research has rapidly gained momentum in environmental policy
and practice. However, qualitative socio-cultural approaches are still limited, and therefore …

Montado decline has been reported since the end of the nineteenth century in southern
Portugal and increased markedly during the 1980s. Consensual reports in the literature …

Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic disease caused by infection with the M ycobacterium
tuberculosis complex, is endemic in wild boar (S us scrofa) and red deer (C ervus elaphus) …

Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on
nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its disconnectedness from nature and …

The contribution of cattle production to climate change is increasingly recognized, and there
is a need to identify those systems minimizing emissions and maximizing carbon (C) sinks …

Simple Summary This paper attempts to analyze the impact of organic livestock farming in
dehesas through the analysis and review of the carbon footprint of seven extensive organic …