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A Perspective on the Impact of Grassland Degradation on Ecosystem Services for the Purpose of Sustainable Management

Remote Sensing, 2022
Grassland degradation seriously threatens the ability of grassland to provide ecosystem services. Grassland ecological restoration and sustainable management decision making depends on an accurate understanding of the impacts of grassland degradation on ...
Xin Lyu, Xiaobing Li, Dongliang Dang, Huashun Dou, Kai Wang, Jirui Gong, Hong Wang, Shiliang Liu   +7 more
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Characterization of the spatial distribution of plateau pika burrows along an alpine grassland degradation gradient on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2021
Plateau pika burrows are common feature of degraded grassland in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) and serve as an important indicator of pika activity and grassland degradation.
Qian D, Li Q, Fan B, Lan Y, Cao G.
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State-of-the-art and challenges in global grassland degradation studies

Geography and Sustainability
Grassland ecosystems are experiencing severe deterioration due to ongoing climate fluctuation and human disturbance. Although numerous research centers on the patterns, processes, and functioning of degraded grassland, there is still a lack of standards ...
Mengqi Zhang, Jian Sun, Yi Wang, Yunhui Li, Jieji Duo   +4 more
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The diversity and co-occurrence network of soil bacterial and fungal communities and their implications for a new indicator of grassland degradation

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Grassland degradation is a retrogressive succession of grassland vegetation, which leads to the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem functions. Soil microbiomes play critical roles in the functioning and services of grassland ecosystems,
Xuefeng Wu, Jingjing Yang, Hang Ruan, Shengnan Wang, Yurong Yang, Iqra Naeem, Ling Wang, Lee Liu, Deli Wang   +8 more
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Dynamic of Grassland Degradation and Its Driving Forces from Climate Variation and Human Activities in Central Asia

Agronomy, 2023
Central Asia is one of the most sensitive regions to climate changes in the world and the grassland degradation of this region has attracted considerable concern.
Yue Yang, Mengjia Xu, Jie Sun, Jie Qiu, Wenming Pei, Kun Zhang, Xiaojuan Xu, Dong Liu   +7 more
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Rare Bacteria Can Be Used as Ecological Indicators of Grassland Degradation [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Grassland degradation is a major ecological problem at present, leading to changes in the grassland environment and the soil microbial community.
Mengjun Liu, Yue Ren, Weihong Zhang
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Characteristics and trends of grassland degradation research

Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2022
Purpose: Grasslands are the largest type of terrestrial ecosystem on the earth, providing rich and unique ecosystem services. However, climate change and human activities have triggered a global degradation of grasslands, which has become a major ecological crisis.
Tong Li, Li-zhen Cui, M. Scotton, Junfu Dong, Zhihong Xu, Rongxiao Che, L. Tang, Shuohao Cai, Wenchao Wu, Davide Andreatta, Yanfen Wang, X. Song, Y. Hao, X. Cui   +13 more
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Grassland degradation by shrub encroachment: Mapping patterns and drivers of encroachment in Kyrgyzstan

Journal of Arid Environments, 2022
Shrub encroachment is one of the major phenomena of grassland degradation throughout the world. One of the largest grassland areas is found in Central Asia.
Elizaveta Khazieva, P. Verburg, R. Pazúr   +2 more
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Context-dependent effects of grassland degradation on soil nitrogen cycling processes

Communications Earth & Environment
Grassland degradation, as a result of climate change and anthropogenic activities, is reported to impair soil nitrogen cycling processes. However, there is little evidence on the spatial patterns of the degradation effects across broad environmental ...
Shiting Yao, Xiaoxia Gao, Bin Wei, Yaping Niu, Huakun Zhou, Guangxin Lu, Yuanhe Yang, Yunfeng Peng   +7 more
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Effects of grassland degradation on soil ecological stoichiometry and soil microbial community on the South of the Greater Khingan Mountains [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Grassland which covers 40% of terrestrial land is an important ecosystem having a multitude of functions, which has suffered various degrees of degradation with the interaction between global climate change and unreasonable human utilization (e.g ...
Yuyu Li, Yuyu Li, Lixing Zhao, Mian Gul Hilal, Lizhu Guo, Lizhu Guo, Yandong Zhang, Yu Ji, Yu Ji, Xiaowei Jiang, Lifen Hao, Lifen Hao, Kejian Lin, Kejian Lin   +13 more
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