Observaciones del cambio ambiental del pastoralismo pirenaico: un estudio exploratorio en los Valles Occidentales de Aragón

María E. Fernández-Giménez; Federico Fillat

doi:10.3989/Pirineos.2012.167007

Autores/as

María E. Fernández-Giménez Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University
Federico Fillat Pyrenean Institute of Ecology, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/Pirineos.2012.167007

Palabras clave:

Conocimiento autóctono, conocimiento local, conocimiento ecológico tradicional, cambio climático, pastos, adaptación, resiliencia

Resumen

Las observaciones sobre el cambio medioambiental realizadas por usuarios locales pueden ser una importante fuente de información sobre las características medioambientales del pasado y del presente para complementar los estudios científicos y el monitoreo. En este estudio cualitativo documentamos observaciones sobre el cambio medioambiental realizadas por 27 ganaderos en los dos valles más occidentales de los Pirineos centro occidentales españoles. Resumen cambios climáticos relativos a la disminución del caudal de las fuentes de montaña y al aumento de la cubierta vegetal de matorrales y arbolado en las montañas. Las explicaciones sobre el aumento de arbolado difieren en los dos valles; sin embargo la mayoría de los ganaderos de ambos pueblos pensaban que la falta de presencia humana en las montañas contribuye a la invasión del matorral. Las observaciones de los ganaderos sobre los cambios medioambientales sugieren la necesidad de investigaciones adicionales sobre los cambios climáticos y de vegetación en los Pirineos y evidencian las potenciales contribuciones del conocimiento local de los ganaderos para el monitoreo medioambiental, la investigación y la gestión.

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