Evaluation of different felling intensities in management of secondary carob forests under silvopastoral use in the Humid Chaco

The progressive reduction of the forest surface to enable land destined for other productive activities and its subsequent abandonment, allowed appearance fragments secondary forests, frequently dominated by carob trees. Prosopis alba that have been identified as a strategic biological resource Chaco Park, due characteristic multipurpose tree, which gives it high value management forests in areas abandoned agriculture livestock, offering at same time an alternative productive. A fundamental aspect this species is need concentrate growth on dominant trees, since achievement large-sized individuals essential supplying wood industry. Within framework project aimed designing tools make possible production compatible with livestock. To effect, preliminary results response mass well remaining are presented against three intensities selective thinning. objective work basic information allows establishing sustainable guidelines initial stages provision quality forestry-industry forestry-livestock schemes.