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Silvopastoral Systems in Temperate Zones of Chile

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Silvopastoral Systems in Southern South America

Part of the book series: Advances in Agroforestry ((ADAG,volume 11))

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In Chile, indigenous forests (mostly Nothofagus sp. and Acacia caven) and plantations of fast-growing exotic species cover 13.5 and 2.4 million ha, respectively. The latter consists principally of Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus sp., but also include cherry (Prunus avium), poplar (Populus sp.), and walnut (Juglans regia). The main silvopastoral systems that have been established in the temperate zone of the country, excluding arid, semiarid and Patagonian regions, are in: (1) an old Nothofagus forest in the foothills of the Andes, (2) a second-growth “Roble” (Nothofagus obliqua) forests of the Andes, with the objectives of rejuvenating the over-mature forests, and evaluating the quantity and quality of pasture that is sown under different tree coverages. The Pinus radiata-based silvopastoral systems are the most common system adopted by smallscale agroforestry producers in the Mediterranean Chile in diverse environments from semiarid to humid zones. Furthermore, because of the expanding markets for pine nuts and timber of several hardwood species, several experimental trials were established in the past 20 years between the Valparaiso and Los Lagos regions, including exotic species such as cherry, walnut, poplar and stone pine (Pinus pinea). Through regular income from the sale of diverse woody and non-woody forest products, these innovative silvopastoral systems help improve the quality of life and wellbeing of small farm owners in temperate Chile.

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    BBC. 2014. Eva Mueller: UN urges action on forest diversity. http://m.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27963330. Cited June 23, 2014.

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    “Development of techniques for producing Stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) nuts, an attractive commercial option for Chile” funded by FONDEF (CONICYT)

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge our sincere thanks to Osvaldo Mardones for looking after the “Roble”-based silvopastoral system being established in “Ranchillo Alto”, and to José Morales, Alejandro Lucero, Arnoldo Villarroel, Hernán Soto and Jorge Acevedo for assistance in the field and data collection. In addition, we thank Donald Mead for kindly reviewing part of this paper. Part of this study was funded by a grant (Project No. 001--2014) from the Fundo de Investigación del Bosque Nativo-FIBN of the Chilean Forest Service (CONAF).

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  1. Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forest Sciences, University of Concepción, Victoria 631, Casilla 160-C, VIII - Concepción, Chile

    Francis Dube & Burkhard Müller-Using

  2. Instituto Forestal (INFOR), Sede Biobío, Camino a Coronel Km 7.5, Casilla 109-C, Concepción, Chile

    Alvaro Sotomayor

  3. Instituto Forestal (INFOR), Sede Región Metropolitana, Av. Sucre 2397, Casilla 3085, Santiago, Chile

    Veronica Loewe

  4. Department of Soils and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Concepción, Vicente Méndez 595, Chillan, Chile

    Neal Stolpe & Erick Zagal

  5. Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Concepción, Vicente Méndez 595, Casilla 537, Chillan, Chile

    Marcelo Doussoulin

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Dube, F. et al. (2016). Silvopastoral Systems in Temperate Zones of Chile. In: Peri, P., Dube, F., Varella, A. (eds) Silvopastoral Systems in Southern South America. Advances in Agroforestry, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24109-8_8

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