Assessing the effect of rotational grazing adoption in Iberian silvopastoral systems with Normalized Difference Vegetation Index time series

Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) is a grazing system which combines intensive, rapid livestock rotation with relatively short periods and long recovery time after grazing. The study assesses, under Mediterranean silvopastoral systems, changes in pasture phenology spatial variability adopting the AMP contrasting land cover (Wooded Grassland vs ) remote sensing approach based on time-series analysis of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from through Landsat satellite. revealed an overall positive effect rotational NDVI variability. adoption resulted higher estimated values at beginning (under grassland cover), end, peak growing season, while no differences were observed parameters estimating length season. was always lower than continuously grazed areas, except early stages season cover. results suggested that period (4-5 years), can represent strategy to improve forage availability exploitation by animals low stocking rates extensively managed systems.