El impacto de la ganadería y la agricultura en los ecosistemas terrestres.-The availability of water in ranches of mediterranean type climate

S. Schnabel; Pulido Fernández, M.; Lavado Contador, J.F.

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El impacto de la ganadería y la agricultura en los ecosistemas terrestres.-The availability of water in ranches of mediterranean type climate

dc.contributor.author	S. Schnabel
dc.contributor.author	Pulido Fernández, M.
dc.contributor.author	Lavado Contador, J.F.
dc.contributor.other	Universidad de Murcia	es
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-30T08:35:36Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-30T08:35:36Z
dc.date.created	2009-09
dc.description.abstract	ABSTRACT A preliminary study on water resources for livestock rearing in SW Spain is presented. The objectives of this work were to assess the availability of water for domestic animals in farms and to explain whether water shortages are controlled by environmental factors or are also related with land management. The study was carried out in 54 private farms of wooded and treeless rangelands in Extremadura. Field work, digital topographic maps and aerial photographs were used to assess the potential hydrological resources of each farm. The water needs of livestock were estimated considering the number and species of animals per farm, as well as other factors influencing their water consumption. Furthermore, semistructured interviews were carried out in order to gather information about water management. Results indicate that almost 20% of the farms suffer problems of water availability in summer and almost 50% during droughts. Different solutions are adopted by the farmers, including construction of infrastructure, bringing water from outside or moving the animals to other areas. Data indicate a positive relationship between problems of water supply and the degree of aridity. Data also point to a relationship with water consumption by livestock and the availability of water by artificial ponds.	es
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dc.format.extent	4	es
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/97881
dc.language	eng	es
dc.relation	Sin financiación externa a la Universidad de Murcia	es
dc.relation.ispartof	Congreso Internacional sobre desertificación	es
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Water availability	es
dc.subject	livestock	es
dc.subject	dehesas	es
dc.subject.other	CDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::55 - Geología. Meteorología	es
dc.title	El impacto de la ganadería y la agricultura en los ecosistemas terrestres.-The availability of water in ranches of mediterranean type climate	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/other	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication	es

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