Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. The concept of ecosystem services has received significant attention since the appearance of the Millennium...
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Grassland ecosystems are dominated by grasses and forbs. Vegetation richness and composition vary with topography and geographic location. Grasslands occupy about one quarter of the Earth's land area and support a wide diversity of species. As grassland ecosystem functions are tied directly to temperature and precipitation, climate change affects all services provided by this type of ecosystem, including forage for livestock and wildlife, water quality and also carbon storage.
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18 Apr 2015
This article choses a Chinese province as a case study to analyze the impact of climate change at the local level (on sectors such as agriculture, natural ecosystems,...
16 Apr 2015
There is a widespread consensus that the pressing issues of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) are inadequately addressed in today’s political agenda...
