Transhumance with cows as a rational land use option in the Gredos Mountains (Central Spain) |
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| Authors: | Manuel Ruiz Perez Adelina Valero Saez |
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| Institution: | (1) Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias C-XV, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Existing transhumance practices in the Gredos Mountains are studied and the origin, destination, number of livestock, livestock raiser characteristics, and environmental variables of winter and summer pasture areas and drovers roads are analyzed. The important ecological, economic, and cultural role of transhumance is emphasized and attention is drawn to the need for its support and conservation. |
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| Keywords: | transhumance mountainous communities marginal resource exploitation |
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