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Managing shrub encroachment in cork oak montado

Why manage shrub encroachment in cork oak montado?

The impact of the shrub layers that naturally occupy the montado ecosystem can often be positive. Benefits include:

natural tree regeneration
protection from excessive light exposure and animal predation
soil protection
increased carbon sequestration
increased fodder diversity
increased biodiversity

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Dehesa of Casablanca, Oliva de Plasencia, Cáceres, Spain

The former Sylva-Saltus-Ager land use system of the Romans, by which the forest, the pasture and the crop field were established in separate areas, have been integrated today into the so-called Dehesa land use system of southwestern Spain.

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