Science and Technology Production
Article
Authorship
Krapovickas, Santiago F.
;
DI GIACOMO, ADRIAN SANTIAGO
Date
1998
Publishing House and Editing Place
IUCN
Magazine
PARKS,
vol. 8
(pp. 47-53)
IUCN
Summary
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SIGEVA
The pampas and campos grassland ecosystems in the southern part of the plains in north-eastern Argentina are described. Details of the vegetation and fauna are given and agricultural land use is evaluated. The effects of human activities on soil erosion and nutrient impoverishment are mentioned, along with the implications of agrochemical usage. The biodiversity loss attributed to these activities is assessed, with examples given of several large mammals lost from the area. Internationally fund...
The pampas and campos grassland ecosystems in the southern part of the plains in north-eastern Argentina are described. Details of the vegetation and fauna are given and agricultural land use is evaluated. The effects of human activities on soil erosion and nutrient impoverishment are mentioned, along with the implications of agrochemical usage. The biodiversity loss attributed to these activities is assessed, with examples given of several large mammals lost from the area. Internationally funded conservation efforts in the region are described, as well as the Pampas Argentina Project which examines bird-life. It is concluded that the survival of pampas and campos biodiversity will rely on public education of the environmental and socioeconomic benefits of grasslands.
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