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Land use significantly improved grassland degradation and desertification states in China over the last two decades.

Journal of Environmental Management, 2023
China possesses extensive grasslands primarily located in dryland regions, which are highly susceptible and fragile to climate change and human intervention, making them prone to degradation and desertification.
Yanbo Zhao, Chuchen Chang, Xiaolin Zhou, Geli Zhang, Jie Wang   +4 more
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Assessing long-term trends in vegetation cover change in the Xilin River Basin: Potential for monitoring grassland degradation and restoration.

Journal of Environmental Management, 2023
Under the influence of climate change and human activities, the problem of grassland degradation is becoming increasingly severe. Detection of changes in vegetation cover is crucial for a better understanding of the interaction between humans and ...
Yajun Zhou, O. Batelaan, Huade Guan, Ting-xi Liu, L. Duan, Yixuan Wang, Xia Li   +6 more
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Contributions of climate change and human activities to grassland degradation and improvement from 2001 to 2020 in Zhaosu County, China.

Journal of Environmental Management, 2023
Grassland degradation poses a serious threat to biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being. In this study, we investigated grassland degradation in Zhaosu County, China, between 2001 and 2020, and analyzed the impacts of climate change and ...
Mengru Zhang, Fei Zhang, Liyang Guo, Ping Dong, Chunyan Cheng, Pankaj Kumar, Brian Alan Johnson, Ngai Weng Chan, Jingchao Shi   +8 more
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Grassland degradation alters the effect of nitrogen enrichment on the multidimensional stability of plant community productivity

Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023
Nitrogen (N) enrichment threatens the ability of grasslands to support sustainable functions. However, we do not know whether grassland degradation can alter the effect of N enrichment on the multidimensional stability of plant community productivity.
Hongjin Zhang, Wen Wang
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Grassland degradation alters plant and soil biodiversity–multifunctionality relationships

Nature Plants
Biodiversity is known to promote ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF), but how grassland degradation influences the relationship between biodiversity and EMF remains unclear. Here, using paired observations at 44 sites (a total of 792 sampling quadrats) along a 2,600 km transect, we test how moderate grassland degradation influences 20 surrogates of ...
Xiaoxia Gao, Dianye Zhang, Yunfeng Peng, Josep Peňuelas, Y. Hautier, Michel Loreau, Yaping Niu, Shiting Yao, Zan Wu, Qinlu Li, Lina Zhou, Yang Liu, Xuning Liu, Bin Wei, Shuqi Qin, Yutong Song, Luyao Kang, LIN-FENG Jiang, Shaopeng Wang, Yuanhe Yang   +19 more
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How does grassland degradation affect soil enzyme activity and microbial nutrient limitation in saline‐alkaline meadow?

Land Degradation & Development, 2023
Soil enzyme activity and its stoichiometry are excellent representatives of soil microorganisms' response to changing conditions, and act as a good indicator of microbial energy and nutrient demands.
Jingjing Yang, Xue-Lian Wu, Hang Ruan, Yueqing Song, Man Xu, Shengnan Wang, Deli Wang, Donghui Wu   +7 more
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Shift in soil bacterial communities from K‐ to r‐strategists facilitates adaptation to grassland degradation

Land Degradation & Development, 2022
Numerous studies have investigated bacterial community structure and bacterial responses to human management at various spatial and temporal scales in grassland ecosystems; however, research on soil bacterial community assembly dynamics in the course of ...
Junwei Peng, Hong Liu, Yang Hu, Yang Sun, Qin Liu, Jiangang Li, Yuan-hua Dong   +6 more
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Sheep dung deposition disrupted the soil microbiome in degraded grassland but not in non-degraded grassland

Environmental Research
Grazing is the most extensive land use in grassland worldwide, wherein the soil microbiome is known to support multiple ecosystem functions. Yet, the experimental impact of livestock grazing and dung deposits on the soil microbiome in degraded grassland remains poorly understood.
Yinghao Liu, Liying Liu, Meiling Hou
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The Power of Regeneration: Lessons from a Degraded Grassland

Restoration Ecology, 2007
Abstract To gain insight into mechanisms controlling ecosystem regeneration, we investigated a grassland that was heavily polluted by a phosphate fertilizer factory between 1960 and 1990. Abiotic and biotic filters that influenced species assemblage and succession were monitored and restoration approaches assessed. Studies included the investigation of
Blanke, V., Schulze, B., Gerighausen, U., Küster, S., Rothe, R., Schulze, H., Siñeriz, M.   +6 more
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Accelerated temporal turnover of the soil nematode community under alpine grassland degradation

Land Degradation & Development, 2022
Soil nematodes play pivotal roles in the soil food web. However, the trophic regulation on nematodes in the soil micro‐food web and its temporal dynamics are less explored.
Kui Wang, Xue Kai, Zongsong Wang, Wenjing Liu, Runchen Zhao, Wen-huan Wu, L. Tang, Biao Zhang, Shutong Zhou, Y. Hao, X. Cui, Li-li Jiang, Shiping Wang, Yanfen Wang   +13 more
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