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Which Factors Favour Biodiversity in Iberian Dehesas?

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  • Maria Pilar Rodríguez-Rojo

    (Institute of Environmental Sciences, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain)

  • Sonia Roig

    (Department of Natural Systems and Resources, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Celia López-Carrasco

    (Department of Natural Systems and Resources, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Servicio de Política Forestal y Espacios Naturales, Delegación Provincial de Desarrollo Sostenible Toledo, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain)

  • María Manuela Redondo García

    (Department of Geography, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Daniel Sánchez-Mata

    (Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Dehesas or montados are man-made systems whose conservation interest as a Mediterranean landscape or agroforestry system has been highlighted in the scientific literature due to their high levels of biodiversity. The understanding of how management practices influence the biodiversity of the dehesa requires a comprehensive approach that considers the broad spectrum of biological components (i.e., fungi, lichens, vascular plants, macroinvertebrates, and vertebrates) that make the dehesa an ecosystem. We have reviewed around seventy publications compiled through Scopus and other specialized bibliographic sources not included in Scopus that study the impact of land use and land cover on the biodiversity of Iberian dehesas. The most significant results have been organized and summarized into a group of factors related to habitat structure and management practices. The conclusion to be drawn from the scientific studies is that not all biological components respond in the same way to land-cover and human practices, and the maintenance of a high overall diversity in dehesas depends on a complex understorey vegetation and habitat heterogeneity.

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  • Maria Pilar Rodríguez-Rojo & Sonia Roig & Celia López-Carrasco & María Manuela Redondo García & Daniel Sánchez-Mata, 2022. "Which Factors Favour Biodiversity in Iberian Dehesas?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-16, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:4:p:2345-:d:752808
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    1. Varela, J. Hernando, 2001. "El proyecto de investigación agrícola del Banco Mundial y la modernización de la investigación agraria en España en la década de los setenta," Revista Espanola de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Rural y Marino (formerly Ministry of Agriculture), issue 190, pages 1-22.
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