An integrative approach to silvopastoral system design: perspectives, potentials and principles

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dc.citation.volumeLatest Articles
dc.contributor.authorMackay-Smith TH
dc.contributor.authorSpiekermann RI
dc.contributor.authorRichards DR
dc.contributor.authorHarcourt N
dc.contributor.authorBurkitt LL
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-09T19:22:25Z
dc.date.available2024-12-09T19:22:25Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-01
dc.description.abstractSilvopastoral systems have complex impacts on a diverse range of outcomes, making it essential to design these systems using an integrative approach to maximise positive impacts to farms. This paper comprises firstly a systematic review of global silvopastoral processes, and secondly stakeholder-driven synthesis of key opportunities and challenges for future silvopastoralism situated in the context of New Zealand. The systematic review demonstrated that although under-researched, livestock interactions can have overriding influences on the system, and that the traditional functional traits that are typically deemed important for selection (N2-fixing trees v non N2-fixing trees, evergreen v deciduous) do not show consistent positive impacts on the agroecological environment. From the New Zealand silvopastoral participatory case study, including the stakeholder workshop, we synthesised 5 key principles that should be considered in future system designs. These were: (1) silvopastoral systems are complex and require holistic management; (2) the views, values and experiences of local people are deeply connected to silvopastoral system design; (3) spatial heterogeneity in environmental and social conditions requires locally specific decisions; (4) understanding of ecological processes must underpin all management decisions; and (5) the complexity and spatial heterogeneity present in silvopastoral systems requires high-resolution data and tools.
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dc.edition.edition2024
dc.format.pagination1-41
dc.identifier.citationMackay-Smith TH, Spiekermann RI, Richards DR, Harcourt N, Burkitt LL. (2024). An integrative approach to silvopastoral system design: perspectives, potentials and principles. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. Latest Articles. (pp. 1-41).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00288233.2023.2298922
dc.identifier.eissn1175-8775
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0028-8233
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72232
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288233.2023.2298922
dc.relation.isPartOfNew Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAgroforestry
dc.subjecttree-pasture
dc.subjectwooded pasture
dc.subjectdiversity
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.titleAn integrative approach to silvopastoral system design: perspectives, potentials and principles
dc.typeJournal article
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