An overview of grassland resources of alpine areas on the Earth

Zhanhuan Shang; Dengzeng Zhuoma; A. Allan Degen; Shikui Dong; Huakun Zhou; Yushou Ma

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-21882-8.00002-0

An overview of grassland resources of alpine areas on the Earth

Zhanhuan Shang, Dengzeng Zhuoma, A. Allan Degen, Shikui Dong, Huakun Zhou, Yushou Ma

The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands

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Abstract

Worldwide alpine grasslands are discussed in this chapter, including (1) distribution, type, area, productivity, and ecological function; (2) the ecological risks of “Dust-Bowlification” under climate change and human activities; and (3) the general concepts of sustainable management in the future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Grassland Degradation, Restoration, and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Areas
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	3-32
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Electronic)	9780443218828
ISBN (Print)	9780443218811
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21882-8.00002-0
State	Published - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

Alpine grassland
Dust-Bowlification
Grassland function
Sustainable management

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Environmental Science

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