The effects of livestock grazing on biodiversity are multi‐trophic: a meta‐analysis

A Filazzola, C Brown, MA Dettlaff, A Batbaatar… - Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic disturbance has generated a significant loss of biodiversity worldwide and
grazing by domestic herbivores is a contributing disturbance. Although the effects of grazing …

Desertification, land use, and the transformation of global drylands

BT Bestelmeyer, GS Okin, MC Duniway… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Desertification is an escalating concern in global drylands, yet assessments to guide
management and policy responses are limited by ambiguity concerning the definition of …

[PDF][PDF] Climate change 2022: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat - 2022 - hal.science
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments1, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat, R Adrian… - 2023 - ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Global ecosystem thresholds driven by aridity

M Berdugo, M Delgado-Baquerizo, S Soliveres… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Aridity, which is increasing worldwide because of climate change, affects the structure and
functioning of dryland ecosystems. Whether aridification leads to gradual (versus abrupt) …

[PDF][PDF] Woody plant encroachment: causes and consequences

SR Archer, EM Andersen, KI Predick… - Rangeland systems …, 2017 - library.oapen.org
Woody vegetation in grasslands and savannas has increased worldwide over the past 100–
200 years. This phenomenon of “woody plant encroachment”(WPE) has been documented …

Prevalence and drivers of abrupt vegetation shifts in global drylands

M Berdugo, JJ Gaitán… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The constant provision of plant productivity is integral to supporting the liability of
ecosystems and human wellbeing in global drylands. Drylands are paradigmatic examples …

Effect of shrub encroachment on land surface temperature in semi-arid areas of temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere

X Shen, Y Liu, B Liu, J Zhang, L Wang, X Lu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Under the influences of climate change and human activities, grassland ecosystems are
being invaded by shrubs around the world, especially in temperate semi-arid regions of the …

[HTML][HTML] Toward a new generation of agricultural system data, models, and knowledge products: State of agricultural systems science

JW Jones, JM Antle, B Basso, KJ Boote, RT Conant… - Agricultural systems, 2017 - Elsevier
We review the current state of agricultural systems science, focusing in particular on the
capabilities and limitations of agricultural systems models. We discuss the state of models …

Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils

DR Schlaepfer, JB Bradford, WK Lauenroth… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Drylands cover 40% of the global terrestrial surface and provide important ecosystem
services. While drylands as a whole are expected to increase in extent and aridity in coming …