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Alpine Farming Systems

Alpine Farming Systems is a specialized agricultural production system characterized by the cultivation of crops and rearing of livestock in high-altitude mountainous regions, distinguished by its adaptation to harsh climatic conditions, short growing seasons, and fragile ecosystems inherent to alpine environments.

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2.9K

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189

Authors

77

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

19

Variants

Alpine Agriculture

Parents

Publications

60

What alpine peasants have in common: Observations on communal tenure in a Swiss village

Robert McC. Netting · Human Ecology · 1976 · 262 citations

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Is the abandonment of traditional livestock farming systems the main driver of mountain landscape change in Alpine areas?

Giampaolo Cocca, Enrico Sturaro, Luigi Gallo et al. · Land Use Policy · 2012 · 178 citations

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Of Men and Meadows: Strategies of Alpine Land Use

Robert McC. Netting · Anthropological Quarterly · 1972 · 154 citations

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Environmental Sustainability of Alpine Livestock Farms

Luca Maria Battaglini, S. Bovolenta, F. Gusmeroli et al. · Italian Journal of Animal Science · 2014 · 152 citations · Full text

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Mitigating the impacts of the decline of traditional farming on mountain landscapes and biodiversity: a case study in the European Alps

Lorenzo Marini, Sebastian Klimek, Andrea Battisti · Environmental Science & Policy · 2011 · 138 citations

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Authors

189

  1. ES
    Enrico Sturaro

    University of Padua, Italy

    6 publications · 528 citations

    6

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  2. GC
    Giampaolo Cocca

    University of Padua, Italy

    5 publications · 376 citations

    5

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  3. MR
    Maurizio Ramanzin

    University of Padua, Italy

    5 publications · 376 citations

    5

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  4. LM
    Luca Maria Battaglini

    University of Turin, Italy

    3 publications · 248 citations

    3

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  5. TT
    Tiziano Tempesta

    University of Padua, Italy

    2 publications · 22 citations

    2

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Institutions

77

  1. University of Padua

    Padua, Italy

    7 h-index

    26 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. University of Turin

    Turin, Italy

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    697 citations

  3. Agroscope

    Bern, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    939 citations

  4. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    281 citations

  5. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    299 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    272 citations

  7. Universität Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    172 citations

  8. Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    153 citations

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Venues

  1. Italian Journal of Animal Science

    IJAS · 4 publications · 230 citations

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  2. Mountain Research and Development

    3 publications · 91 citations

    3

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  3. Human Ecology

    3 publications · 367 citations

    3

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  4. Land Use Policy

    3 publications · 287 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

    3 publications · 79 citations

    3

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