Grassy ecosystems in the Anthropocene
As the Anthropocene advances, there are few parts of Earth that have not been impacted by
human influence. Humans have had a long-sustained interaction with grassy ecosystems …
human influence. Humans have had a long-sustained interaction with grassy ecosystems …
[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 …
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services
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 …
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
[HTML][HTML] Review of conservation challenges and possible solutions for grassland birds of the North American Great Plains
JS Bernath-Plaisted, MD Correll, SG Somershoe… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
North America's grassland birds remain in crisis despite decades of conservation efforts.
This review provides an overview of factors contributing to these declines, as well as …
This review provides an overview of factors contributing to these declines, as well as …
[HTML][HTML] Equity and justice should underpin the discourse on tipping points
Radical and quick transformations towards sustainability will be fundamental to achieving a
more sustainable future. However, deliberate interventions to reconfigure systems will result …
more sustainable future. However, deliberate interventions to reconfigure systems will result …
Winners and losers: how woody encroachment is changing the small mammal community structure in a neotropical savanna
LO Furtado, GR Felicio, PR Lemos… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Years of fire suppression, decreases in herbivores, and global climate change have led to
shifts in savannas worldwide. Natural open vegetation such as grasslands and shrublands …
shifts in savannas worldwide. Natural open vegetation such as grasslands and shrublands …
Steal the rain: Interception loses and rainfall partitioning by a broad‐leaf and a fine‐leaf woody encroaching species in a southern African semi‐arid savanna
FV Skhosana, HF Thenga, MJ Mateyisi… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Woody plant encroachment (WPE) has been found to alter ecosystem functioning and
services in savannas. In rain‐limited savannas, increasing woody cover can reduce …
services in savannas. In rain‐limited savannas, increasing woody cover can reduce …
Large‐scale fire management restores grassland bird richness for a private lands ecoregion
Of all terrestrial biomes, grasslands are losing the most biodiversity the most rapidly, so
there is a critical need to document and learn from large‐scale restoration successes. In the …
there is a critical need to document and learn from large‐scale restoration successes. In the …
Tracking spatial regimes in animal communities: Implications for resilience-based management
Spatial regimes (the spatial extents of ecological states) exhibit strong spatiotemporal order
as they expand or contract in response to retreating or encroaching adjacent spatial regimes …
as they expand or contract in response to retreating or encroaching adjacent spatial regimes …
Topoedaphic constraints on woody plant cover in a semi-arid grassland
The proliferation of unpalatable woody plants at the expense of perennial grasses in recent
decades has challenged our ability to manage rangelands. While there is substantial …
decades has challenged our ability to manage rangelands. While there is substantial …