Dynamics of the Global Savanna and Grassland Biomes

• Other Authors: Southworth, Jane (Editor), Herrero, Hannah (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; climate change; SAVANNA; simulation; scenarios; livestock; rangeland productivity; CO2 effects; remote sensing; vegetation dynamics; savanna landscapes; national parks; conservation; temperate meadow steppe; grassland degradation; biomass; vegetation; community characteristics; enclosure; restoration; management; policy options; neotropical savannas; woody conversion; support vector machine classification; land cover change; protected areas; Payne's Creek National Park; endemism; floristics; nomadic; yaks; culture; altitude; watersheds; rivers; biodiversity; grassland management; land degradation; rodents; policy; interventions; n/a
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Savanna and grassland biomes cover more of the earth's surface than any other biome type, and yet they are still largely understudied. In recent decades, global savanna and grassland ecosystems have become more prominent in the literature focused on global change dynamics. Savanna and grassland...