Expansion of crop production into high-altitude native grasslands is occurring in the Peruvian High-Andes due to climate change and agricultural intensification, with little understanding of the consequences to the ecosystem. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of land-use cha...
Rolando, J.L.
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Dubeux, J.C.
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Ramírez, D.
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Ruiz Moreno, M.
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Turin, C.
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Mares, V.
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Sollenberger, L.
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Quiróz, R.
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[Land use effects on soil fertility and nutrient cycling in the Peruvian High-Andean puna grasslands.]
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Land use effects on soil fertility and nutrient cycling in the Peruvian High-Andean puna grasslands.
People’s perceptions of their environment
in high mountain rangelands ultimately
affect the fragile ecosystems on which
they depend, and thus their welfare. This is
especially true in developing countries,
where the livelihoods of people living in such ecosystems depend on grazing
livestock. The ...
Cruz, Mariana
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Quiróz, R.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Use of Visual Material for Eliciting Shepherds’ Perceptions of Grassland in Highland Peru]
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Use of Visual Material for Eliciting Shepherds’ Perceptions of Grassland in Highland Peru
The Andean region in South America is a wide mountainous area covering approximately 1.4 million sq. km. Most of the estimated population of more than 113 million depend on agriuclture for their livelihood. The majority of the farming systems in the high Andes are mixed crop-livestock systems. Li...
León Velarde, C.U.
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Quiróz, R.
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Zorogastua, P.
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Tapia, M.
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[Sustainability concerns of livestock-based livelihoods in the Andes]
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Sustainability concerns of livestock-based livelihoods in the Andes