Matrix of environmental risks in sedentary temperate grazing sub-system - LGT2

Resource base | Risks and opportunities | Underlying factors
Land Soil structure | (-) Soil compaction | Excessive grazing, animal trampling
Water Quality | (-) Organic pollution | Animal waste and faeces
Biodiversity Vegetation structure | (-) Degradation of vegetal cover | Excessive grazing and browsing
(-) Pasture degradation : perennial species decrease | Poor grazing management
(+) Maintenance of vegetal structure and landscape | Good grazing management
(+) Reduction of fire hazard, specially in dry forest | Grazing and browsing of understorey
Biodiversity Plant species | (+) Improvement of botanical diversity | Good grazing management
(-) Reduction of botanical diversity, specially trees | Excessive grazing and browsing
Biodiversity Animal species | (-) Reduction of wildlife diversity | Competition for food and space between domestic animals wildlife
(+) Improvement of wildlife diversity | Maintenance of natural and semi-natural ecosystems

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