Alpine meadow degradation: status, reasons, and trends

Qiang Zhang; Junfei Yao; A. Allan Degen; Huakun Zhou

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-21882-8.00004-4

Alpine meadow degradation: status, reasons, and trends

Qiang Zhang, Junfei Yao, A. Allan Degen, Huakun Zhou

The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands

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Abstract

As the largest grassland type, alpine meadows are important grassland-livestock husbandry bases and resource; however, they have been seriously degraded over the years. In this chapter, results from recent research on the alpine meadow describe the (1) level of degradation, area, distribution, and influence; (2) degradation change in the past 50 years and predicted trend till 2060; and (3) causes and driving forces of degradation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Grassland Degradation, Restoration, and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Areas
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	69-86
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9780443218828
ISBN (Print)	9780443218811
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21882-8.00004-4
State	Published - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

Alpine meadow degradation
Biodiversity loss
Driving factor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Environmental Science

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