Finally , the sections on processes of degradation and alternatives owe much to the proceedings of meetings on the establishment and renovation of pastures ( Lascano and Spain , 1991 ) and livestock and natural resources in Central ...

Total land area in ha . Natural forests and others * Permanent Crops Pastures for grazing Forest on farms Ha . % Ha . Ha . %%% 1950 5.090.000 130.659 2.6 617.174 12.1 569.565 11.2 1955 5.090.000 153.428 3.0 713.045 14.0 534.724 10.5 ...

It became obvious that the native grasses in this location were nutritionally poor resulting in physiological disorders in the animals . This led to the establishment of a station to investigate and rectify the problem .

Savings in establishment costs could be gained when slower - growing species are part of the mixed design . ... GONZÁLEZ , E. and FISHER , R. 1994 Growth of native species planted on abandoned pasture land in Costa Rica .

... ( Carica papaya ) native Swine - forestry production : six years Livestock - forestry production ( 40 ha ) Divisions : Twenty paddocks ( 2 ha each ) Rotation cycle : Every twenty years Crop : Maize during the establishment of pastures ...

In this thesis , the current functions of natural forests in farming systems in the Atlantic Zone are analyzed and ... Due to colonization , and the establishment of cattle ranches and large scale banana plantations , forests are ...

Rehabilitating forest ecosystems in the humid tropics : Recent experiences from Latin America , In : Proceedings from ... Net nitrogen mineralization in soils under six indigenous tree species , an abandoned pasture and a secondary ...

Phosphorus availability under annual cropping , alley cropping , and multistrata agroforestry systems . ... Behavior of laurel ( Cordia alliodora ) in the early phase of establishment within different pastures in Costa Rica .

Management of secondary forests in colonist swid- den agriculture in Peru , Brazil and Nicaragua . ... Behavior of laurel ( Cordia alliodora ) in the early phase of establishment within different pastures in Costa Rica .

Clear cropping seldom fully occupies the cultivated plot and the natural succession of vegetation which follows abandonment is slow on these eroded fields . In the case of pastures , bush and unmanaged secondary forests , these have ...