Grassland degradation, also called vegetation or steppe degradation, is a biotic disturbance in which grass struggles to grow or can no longer exist on...
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many grasslands due to climate change. The type of land management used in grasslands can also lead to grassland loss/degradation. Many grasslands and...
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Meadow (section Grassland degradations)
quantified, however, the effects of degradation become more tangible. A strong connection between grassland degradation and soil carbon loss has been seen...
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proportion of China’s grasslands have been degraded or desertified to varying degrees. A variety of causes for grassland degradation has been identified...
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grazing and become ill in fenced pasture rotation of grazing spots Grassland degradation has been an issue. Herding communities and their leaders have taken...
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Woody plant encroachment (category Grasslands)
since the mid-19th century. As such, it is classified as a type of grassland degradation, which occurs through direct and indirect human impact during the...
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Ningxia (section Grasslands)
ascertained that the grasslands of Ningxia have been degraded to various degrees. Scientists debate the extent to which this degradation occurs over space...
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The puna grassland ecoregion, part of the Andean montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America. It...
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Alpine steppe (category Montane grasslands and shrublands)
Changes in vegetation have been used recently as an indicator of grassland degradation in the Tibetan Plateau, along with land desertification and decreased...
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Qi, Wang, Li, Gang, Zhang, and Odeh. “Comparative Assessment of Grassland Degradation Dynamics in Response to Climate Variation and Human Activities in...
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Tundra (redirect from Polar Grassland)
growth. More recent approaches have since recognized it as a temperate grassland, restricting southern tundra to coastal Antarctica and its islands. The...
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Habitat destruction (redirect from Habitat degradation)
and desert areas have been degraded to a lesser extent. Only 10–20% of the world's drylands, which include temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands...
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Savanna and grassland: The California Central Valley grasslands are the largest Mediterranean grassland eco-region, although these grasslands have mostly...
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of degraded open forest, settled cultivation, homestead gardens and some human settlements. Areas of low suitability include grasslands, degraded open...
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Savanna (category Grasslands)
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced...
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humans include for example urban sprawl, soil erosion, soil degradation, land degradation and desertification. Land use and land management practices...
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Tang, J. (2019). The impacts of the eco-environmental policy on grassland degradation and livestock production in Inner Mongolia, China: An empirical...
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largest producer of cattle. Livestock grazing is a major driver of grassland degradation in China. The government has instituted a variety of programs to...
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Mongolia protests, on bilingual education policy Migration in China Grassland degradation Racism in China Jankowiak, William R. (1988). "The Last Hurrah?...
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Rangeland (category Grasslands)
Rangelands are grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and deserts that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals. Types of rangelands include...
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predominantly steppes, although there have been large areas of grassland degradation since the 1980s. The native wildlife around Sayram Lake are steppe/desert...
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Water pollution (redirect from Waterway degradation)
groundwater. This form of pollution can lead to many problems. One is the degradation of aquatic ecosystems. Another is spreading water-borne diseases when...
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which were once covered by grasslands, savannah, woodlands and scrub, suffer from land degradation. Soils have become degraded in locations where farmers...
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The Tsakane Clay Grassland is a rare South African vegetation type supporting a unique grassland ecosystem. It is named after the township of Tsakane...
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Tympanocryptis pinguicolla (redirect from Victorian grassland earless dragon)
Tympanocryptis pinguicolla, also known as Victorian grassland earless dragon, is a critically endangered species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It...
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Overgrazing (category Grasslands)
continued overutilization of land for grazing, there is an increase in degradation. This leads to poor soil conditions that only xeric and early successional...
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Mathur, M., & Sharma, K. (n.d.). Modeling the Economics of Grassland Degradation in Banni ... Retrieved October 6, 2018, from http://rc4.nus.edu...
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S2CID 157343250. Zhao, Heng; Rokpelnis, Karlis (2016). "Local perceptions of grassland degradation in China: a socio-anthropological reading of endogenous knowledge...
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the Xilin River. Xier and Baiinxile are upstream from Xilinhot. Grassland degradation and desertification have increased because of overgrazing and inappropriate...
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Desertification is a type of gradual land degradation of fertile land into arid desert due to a combination of natural processes and human activities...
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