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Changing pasture management practices on the Greek island of Samothraki: Obstacles and opportunities

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  • Jongen, Marjan
  • Noll, Dominik
  • Maskalidis, Giorgos
  • Domingos, Tiago
  • Fischer-Kowalski, Marina

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On the Greek island of Samothraki, decades of overgrazing by the large domestic population of small ruminants accelerated soil degradation and surface erosion, with direct consequences for ecosystem functioning and the delivery of ecosystem services.

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  • Jongen, Marjan & Noll, Dominik & Maskalidis, Giorgos & Domingos, Tiago & Fischer-Kowalski, Marina, 2024. "Changing pasture management practices on the Greek island of Samothraki: Obstacles and opportunities," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 218(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:218:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x24001422
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103992
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    3. Dominik Noll & Christian Lauk & Veronika Gaube & Dominik Wiedenhofer, 2020. "Caught in a Deadlock: Small Ruminant Farming on the Greek Island of Samothrace. The Importance of Regional Contexts for Effective EU Agricultural Policies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-19, January.
    4. Thanasis Kizos & Tobias Plieninger & Harald Schaich, 2013. ""Instead of 40 Sheep there are 400": Traditional Grazing Practices and Landscape Change in Western Lesvos, Greece," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(4), pages 476-498, August.
    5. Fetzel, Tamara & Petridis, Panos & Noll, Dominik & Singh, Simron Jit & Fischer-Kowalski, Marina, 2018. "Reaching a socio-ecological tipping point: Overgrazing on the Greek island of Samothraki and the role of European agricultural policies," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 21-28.
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