The montado is considered a high nature value (HNV) agro-silvopastoral system that provides important ecosystem services, in addition to tradable products, namely biodiversity conservation, soil conservation, carbon sequestration, organic matter storage and water cycle regulation. In the Alentejo region, its matrix is often interrupted by patches of agricultural systems, such as vineyards. The BIOMONTADO projec...
O projeto “SUMO: Sustentabilidade do Montado” pretende contribuir para o conhecimento e valorização do ecossistema Montado e tem como foco principal a produção animal e a sua compatibilização com a manutenção e promoção da biodiversidade vegetal, animal e micológica, no sentido de promover uma produção agropecuária sustentável e resiliente. O projeto SUMO envolve 15 parceiros entre os quais duas Instituições de...
Mediterranean temporary ponds (MTPs) are seasonal wetland habitats usually flooded during the rainy season but drying out during the warmer months. Due to their biodiversity, uniqueness, and numerous threats, they are listed as a priority for conservation under the Habitats Directive. Despite all the efforts made so far, they are still in poor conservation status in the Mediterranean biogeographic region, makin...
The Montado is a silvopastoral system with a tree cover of predominantly Quercus suber but also Quercus rotundifolia, where cattle or sheep graze the understory. It occupies more than one million hectares in southern Portugal, and a similar landscape, the Dehesa, covers ca. three million hectares in Spain. These silvopastoral systems can simultaneously benefit the environment and socio-economic activities by pr...
Mediterranean Temporary Ponds - 3170* (MTP) are seasonal freshwater habitats that are strongly dependent on rainfall and annually experience a flood/dissection cycle. Their persistence has been not only compatible but also favoured by extensive human activities. So, MTP conservation must bear in mind that this habitat results from a long human presence in the Mediterranean region. In the Portuguese Southwest Co...
pressures, such as deep soil turning, drainage, flattening the surface topography or transformation into permanent reservoirs for irrigation. These pressures, along with land-use abandonment and climate change effect decreases habitat conservation status: Being MTPconservation of major importance in Europe, this strong decline in habitat area and quality is most worrying. LIFE Charcos project meant to preserve ...
A adoção de medidas de gestão que preconizem a beneficiação desta área não-negligenciável para uma função de conservação da natureza é uma estratégia que tem tido réplica e sido considerada noutros países. O papel das faixas marginais de estrada como refúgio de biodiversidade/corredor ou armadilha que incrementa o risco de atropelamento de fauna, permanece, ainda assim, não consensual, sendo atualmente alvo de ...
Extensive livestock production systems based on improved pastures under Montado of Holm oaks represent an approach in line with the challenges of sustainability and biodiversity. The increasing incorporation of technologies in the monitoring of this ecosystem allows for a better knowledge of the spatial and temporal variability and, consequently, a more economically profitable management. In this study, between...
The Montado, is an agro-silvo-pastoral ecosystem, explored in several extents. Its arboreal stratum is mainly composed by cork oak (Quercus suber) and holm oak (Q. rotundifolia) while the ground cover is formed by natural biodiverse pastures growing on poor soils and grazed by animals in an extensive regime. One of the major factors affecting the productivity of pastures in the Montado system is soil acidity (S...
Este manual foi elaborado no âmbito do projeto “Plantas Nativas na Cidade – Repensar os Espaços Verdes Urbanos”, financiado pelo Fundo Ambiental, e surge com o intuito de promover a biodiversidade e uma gestão mais eficiente e sustentável destes espaços. A lista de espécies nativas apresentadas, neste manual, não é de todo exaustiva nem reflete a abrangência de aplicação destas espécies, uma vez que nele estão ...