Environmental opportunities and constraints identified and assessed. Perform field characterization of study sites. Forests in a savanna landscape- the Yucao watershed Report uri icon

Resumen

  • - Floristic and structural characterization made of riparian forest types. - Distribution of forests and spatial relations with other ecosystems documented. - Digital elevation model created. The Colombian savanna landscape has traditionally been used to raise cattle. As demand for land increases, the Llanos are considered a region of great potential agricultural importance. Improved access and new technology (improved grass-legume pastures, better-adapted crops) will help intensify land use considerably in the corning decades. At this time, addressing the question of sustainability is important. Some indicators suggest that the new technologies improve land quality such as organic matter content and soil macrofauna. However, agriculture often has significant impacts beyond the field that is actually managed. Our research in the Llanos is aimed at describing what other ecosystems exist and how they relate to those parts of the savanna that are expected to be converted to intensively managed grassland.

Fecha de publicación

  • 1997