106265 20230526092852.0 sideral 124431 ART-2021-124431 eng El Aich, Ahmed Management and restoration of pastures and rangelands in the mediterranean basin from the northern and the southern perspective 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Pastoralism is a traditional land use in the Mediterranean region lasting for several thousands of years, where vegetation and animal communities are adapted to deal with summer drought periods and grazing pressure. There is a difference between the two shores of the Mediterranean in terms of pastoralism, it is more a mode of subsistence in the South, whereas in the North is a complementary activity each time less profitable. In addition, there is a clear North-South climatic gradient that determines rangelands productivity, carrying capacity, sustainable management and resilience. The environmental and socio-economical differences among the Northern and the Southern shores of the basin determine separated trends in both shores, leading to different management and future perspectives of rangelands. In addition to climate, differences in demographic pressure and socio-economical context influence rangeland status across the Mediterranean basin. Abandonment of grazing activities in North Mediterranean region vs. grazing intensification or even sedentarization in South Mediterranean region are the main socio-economical drivers, with important consequences on rangeland conservation. Despite regional differences, global warming affects the Mediterranean rangelands as a whole, increasing the shortage of water availability and the summer stress. These common perspective should promote that northern and southern rangeland managers and researchers learn from each other to deal with rangeland conservation, management and restoration. The latest research address pastoral production systems as a whole, and considers pastoral improvement techniques as a component in a holistic approach. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Pueyo, Yolanda Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6970-7790 Barrantes Díaz, Olivia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4877-5249 Alados Lopez, Concepción 5011 220 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural Área Ecología 5011 705 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural Área Producción Vegetal 125 (2021), 257-270 Options méditerr., Sér. A: sémin. méditerr. Options méditerranéennes. Série A: séminaires méditerranéens 1016-121X 2161280 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/106265/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1329999 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/106265/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada https://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/a125/00008006.pdf Texto completo de la revista oai:zaguan.unizar.es:106265 articulos driver 2023-05-26-08:13:20 ARTICLE