One of ecology's grand challenges is developing general rules to explain and predict highly
complex systems. Understanding and predicting ecological processes from species' traits …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 709–722 Abstract Encroachment of woody plants into grasslands
has generated considerable interest among ecologists. Syntheses of encroachment effects …

Tree restoration is an effective way to store atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate
change. However, large-scale tree-cover expansion has long been known to increase …

Tropical savannas have been increasingly targeted for carbon sequestration by
afforestation, assuming large gains in soil organic carbon (SOC) with increasing tree cover …

Savannas cover a fifth of the land surface and contribute a third of terrestrial net primary
production, accounting for three-quarters of global area burned and more than half of global …

Aim Biomes worldwide are shifting with global change. Biomes whose extents are limited by
temperature or precipitation, such as the tundra and savanna, may be particularly strongly …

The world's largest afforestation programs implemented by China made a great contribution
to the global “greening up.” These programs have received worldwide attention due to its …

Dosskey, Michael G., Philippe Vidon, Noel P. Gurwick, Craig J. Allan, Tim P. Duval, and
Richard Lowrance, 2010. The Role of Riparian Vegetation in Protecting and Improving …

Woody plants (shrubs and trees) are encroaching across the globe, affecting livestock
production and terrestrial ecosystem functioning. Despite the widespread practice, there has …

Many arid grasslands around the world are affected by woody plant encroachment and by
the replacement of a relatively continuous grass cover with shrub patches bordered by bare …