Aridity and Overgrazing Have Convergent Effects on Ecosystem Structure and Functioning in Patagonian Rangelands

Ecosystem structure, function, and composition in rangelands are negatively affected by livestock grazing

(2016) David J. Eldridge et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Enhanced precipitation variability decreases grass- and increases shrub-productivity

(2015) Laureano A. Gherardi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Accelerated dryland expansion under climate change

(2015) Jianping Huang et al.   Nature Climate Change

Vegetation structure is as important as climate for explaining ecosystem function across Patagonian rangelands

(2015) Juan J. Gaitán et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant species richness and shrub cover attenuate drought effects on ecosystem functioning across Patagonian rangelands

(2014) J. J. Gaitan et al.   Biology Letters

Shrub encroachment with increasing anthropogenic disturbance in the semiarid Inner Mongolian grasslands of China

(2013) Hai-Ying Peng et al.   CATENA

Do changes in grazing pressure and the degree of shrub encroachment alter the effects of individual shrubs on understorey plant communities and soil function?

(2013) Santiago Soliveres et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Multi-scale evaluation of soil functional indicators for the assessment of water and soil retention in Mediterranean semiarid landscapes

(2012) Ángeles G. Mayor et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

EFFECTS OF GRAZING INTENSITY AND BUSH ENCROACHMENT ON HERBACEOUS SPECIES AND RANGELAND CONDITION IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

(2012) A. Angassa   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable sheep management using continuous grazing and variable stocking rates in Patagonia: a case study

(2012) Gabriel Oliva et al.   RANGELAND JOURNAL

Plant Species Richness and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands

(2012) F. T. Maestre et al.   SCIENCE

Direct and indirect effects of grazing constrain shrub encroachment in semi-arid Patagonian steppes

(2011) Pablo A. Cipriotti et al.   APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE

Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis

(2011) David J. Eldridge et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Variation in plant preferences of indigenous goats in a False Thornveld rangeland in South Africa

(2011) Archibold G. Bakare et al.   Livestock Science

Reversal of desertification: The role of physical and chemical soil properties

(2010) G.R.H. Allington et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Indices based on surface indicators predict soil functioning in Mediterranean semi-arid steppes

(2009) Fernando T. Maestre et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Woody-grass ratios in a grassy arid system are limited by multi-causal interactions of abiotic constraint, competition and fire

(2009) Catherine E. M. Nano et al.   OECOLOGIA

Soil infiltrability as a driver of plant cover and species richness in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa

(2009) Anthony Mills et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Climate change mitigation: A spatial analysis of global land suitability for clean development mechanism afforestation and reforestation

(2008) Robert J. Zomer et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Grazing effects on soil chemical and physical properties in a semiarid steppe of Inner Mongolia (P.R. China)

(2007) Markus Steffens et al.   GEODERMA