Restoration of degraded alpine grasslands: problems, techniques, and sustainable approaches

Honglin Li; Huakun Zhou; A. Allan Degen

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-21882-8.00011-1

Restoration of degraded alpine grasslands: problems, techniques, and sustainable approaches

Honglin Li, Huakun Zhou, A. Allan Degen

The French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands

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Abstract

Alpine grasslands provide valuable functions and services, but close to 50% are degraded worldwide. Some alpine grassland has been degraded an extreme status and some to the desert, which are very difficult to restore. This chapter describes (1) the history of restoring degraded alpine grasslands and the main current problems; (2) main approaches and effects of restoration of degraded grassland; and (3) sustainable restoration technology, focusing on active ecological restoration.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Grassland Degradation, Restoration, and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Areas
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	237-259
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9780443218828
ISBN (Print)	9780443218811
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21882-8.00011-1
State	Published - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

Alpine grassland
Ecological restoration
Protection reserve
Restoration technology

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Environmental Science

UN SDGs

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