Protecting trees against wildlife damage: assessing the options

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Tree regeneration in grazed wood pastures

Why do we need to support tree regeneration?

Dehesas and Montados are very suitable for pasture production. However, livestock grazing hampers the natural regeneration of the tree layer, especially in areas with challenging soil and climate conditions. Seed predation by domestic and wild animals, abiotic stresses (drought, high summer temperatures and infertile soils), and the lack of suitable microsites for seed germination are major impediments to seedling establishment and survival.

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Featured Farm of the day

Innovative business concept of an organic farm with agroforestry system – Biolandhof Braun, Freising, Germany

The Biolandhof Braun is a much-diversified organic farm with 58 ha of arable land, 17 ha of permanent grassland and some forest. In 1988, the conversion to organic farming took place with the aim of respecting and preserving the environment and resources as well as creation. The interest in closing nutrient cycles lead him via forest garden systems and permaculture to agroforestry.

Wildlife is integral to the life of fields. As they seek to satisfy their natural needs (food and reproduction), animals can cause damage to trees and shrubs.

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Silvoarable agroforestry experiment with poplar and barley

Trees planted on grasslands and between fields in the “Juchowo Farm”

Holm oak, pasture + turkey

Bisons in a forest reserve, Poland

Agroforestry with willow used as medicinal fodder

Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry-based alley cropping

Silvopastoral system in Poland

Cereal silvoarable agroforestry (South Portugal)

Alley cropping system of Poplar in Forst, Germany

Ploughing in between 14 year old walnut trees

Protecting trees against wildlife damage: assessing the options