Advances in temperate agroforestry

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With growing concern about the environmental impact of agriculture and its consequent contribution to climate change, there is an increasing interest in the implementation of agroecological approaches to achieve a more sustainable agriculture. Agroforestry is one area of research which has gained significant momentum in recent years.

Advances in temperate agroforestry reviews key recent advances in measuring and valuing how agroforestry systems promote biodiversity and deliver ecosystem services such as soil carbon sequestration. The book also considers the development of different silvopastoral and silvoarable practices, including integrating trees and livestock in timber forests, orchard and pasture systems, as well as alley cropping and intercropping.

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Part 1 Measuring and valuing agroforestry ecosystem services

• 1.Assessing the benefits of temperate cropland agroforestry for promoting soil biological health: Lukas Beule, Anna Vaupel, Zita Bednar-Konski and Andrea Krähmer, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Germany;
• 2.Assessing the benefits of temperate agroforestry in enhancing carbon sequestration: Augustine K. Osei and Maren Oelbermann, University of Waterloo, Canada;
• 3.Ecosystem accounting to value ecosystem assets and services provided by agroforestry: Anthony P. O’Grady, Stephen B. Stewart, Aysha Fleming, Chris Ware, Daniel S. Mendham, CSIRO Environment, Australia; Sorada Tapsuwan, CSIRO Environment and Swinburne University of Technology, Australia; Tim Capon, Suzanne M. Prober, and Karel Mokany, CSIRO Environment, Australia; Sue Ogilvy, Integrated Futures Pty Ltd, Australia; Martin Moroni, Forestry Tasmania, Australia; Jacqueline R. England, CSIRO Environment, Australia; Shaun T. Brooks and Thomas P. Baker, University of Tasmania, Australia;

Part 2 Advances in silvopastoral systems

• 4.Types of silvopastoral system: an overview: Jim McAdam, Queen’s University Belfast and Irish Agroforestry Forum, Ireland;
• 5.Creating resilient silvopastoral systems: Mediterranean silvopastoralism as a model for agroforestry: Marina Castro and Júlio Germano de Souza, CIMO - LA SusTEC - Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal; and José Castro, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal;
• 6.Integrating tree crops and livestock in silvopastoral systems: Adolfo Rosati, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops – Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Italy; Mariano Pauselli, University of Perugia, Italy; and Alberto Mantino, University of Pisa, Italy;
• 7.Types of silvopastoral system: adding trees to pasture/rangelands: M. J. Beltran, National Institute of Agriculture Technology (INTA)/National University of San Antonio de Areco (UNSADA), Argentina; G. S. Cambareri, INTA Balcarce Research Station, Argentina; N. Banegas, Semi Arid Chaco National Institute of Animal Research (IJACS) - INTA, Argentina; P. L. Peri, INTA Rio Gallegos Research Station/National University of Patagonia Austral (UNPA)/National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina; L. Colcombet, INTA Montecarlo Research Station, Argentina; G. J. Martínez Pastur, M. V. Lencinas, J. Benítez and J. Rodríguez-Souilla , Austral Center for Scientific Research (CADIC) – CONICET, Argentina; J. M. Cellini, Wood Research Laboratory (LIMAD) – National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina; and V. R. N. Cosentino, National Institute of Agriculture Technology (INTA)/CONICET, Argentina;

Part 3 Advances in silvoarable and other systems

• 8.Types of silvoarable system: multifunctional windbreaks and riparian buffers: Oskar Englund, Mid Sweden University, Sweden; and Pål Börjesson, Mid Sweden University/Lund University, Sweden;
• 9.Modelling and optimising associated biodiversity in alley cropping systems: Mário Santos, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal and Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Para, Brazil; Berta Gonçalves and André Fonseca, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; Reinaldo Lucas Cajaiba, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Para, Brazil; Henrique Trindade, Fátima Gonçalves and Cristina Carlos, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro- Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; Darinka Gonzalez, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal and University of Vigo, Spain; Mário Gonzalez Pereira and Lívia Madureira, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; Mariane Cristina Inocente and Fátima Piña-Rodrigues, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil; João Santos, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; and Maria Rosa Mosquera-Losada, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
• 10.Developments in forest farming: Margaret gOVE Bloomquist, North Carolina State University, USA;
• 11.Developing urban agroforestry in the current crisis: S.M. Newman, BioDiversity International Ltd, UK;