The chilean espinal: Restoration for a sustainable silvopastoral system

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 409-414

  Root Bernstein, Meredith ^a   Jaksic, Fabián ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acacia caven; biochar; Chile; espinal; PES; REDD+; silvopastoral system

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; LAND USE CHANGE; PROTECTED AREA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHILE;

ACACIA; ACACIA CAVEN; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84880037298     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12019     Document Type: Article

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