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- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2004 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
- ISSN
- 1543-5938
- DOI
- 10.1146/annurev.energy.29.062403.102142
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
▪ Abstract Managed grazing covers more than 25% of the global land surface and has a larger geographic extent than any other form of land use. Grazing systems persist under marginal bioclimatic and edaphic conditions of different biomes, leading to the emergence of three regional syndromes inherent to global grazing: desertification, woody encroachment, and deforestation. These syndromes have widespread but differential effects on the structure, biogeochemistry, hydrology, and biosphere-atmosphere exchange of grazed ecosystems. In combination, these three syndromes represent a major component of global environmental change.
Journal
Annual Review of Environment and Resources – Annual Reviews
Published: Nov 21, 2004