Changing climate and overgrazing are decimating Mongolian steppes.

Changing climate and overgrazing are decimating Mongolian steppes.

Satellite observations identify the Mongolian steppes as a hotspot of global biomass reduction, the extent of which is comparable with tropical rainforest deforestation. To conserve or restore these grasslands, the relative contributions of climate and human activities to degradation need to be unde...

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Main Authors: Yi Y Liu, Jason P Evans, Matthew F McCabe, Richard A M de Jeu, Albert I J M van Dijk, Albertus J Dolman, Izuru Saizen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3581472?pdf=render

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