The worldwide phenomenon of shrub encroachment in grass-dominated dryland ecosystems is commonly associated with desertification. Studies of the purported desertification effects associated with shrub encroachment are often restricted to relatively few study areas, and document a narrow range of possible impacts upon biota and ecosystem processes. We conducted a study in degraded Mediterranean grasslands dominated by Stipa tenacissima to simultaneously evaluate the effects of shrub encroachment on the structure and composition of multiple biotic community components, and on various indicators of ecosystem function. Shrub encroachment enhanced vascular plant richness, biomass of fungi, actinomycetes and other bacteria, and was linked with gr...
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are key biotic components of dryland ecosystems worldwide that control...
20 páginas, 6 figuras, 1 tabla.-- En el capítulo 5: "Soil and Vegetation Monitoring".-- Editores: Wi...
Data from an extensive field study gathered in 29 semiarid Stipa tenacissima steppes located along a...
The worldwide phenomenon of shrub encroachment in grass-dominated dryland ecosystems is commonly ass...
One of the most important changes taking place in drylands worldwide is the increase of the cover an...
While much is known about the factors that control each component of the terrestrial nitrogen (N) cy...
One of the most important changes taking place in drylands worldwide is the increase of the cover an...
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) greatly influence the N cycle of semi-arid ecosystems, as some organis...
Shrub encroachment is a worldwide phenomenon with implications for desertification and global change...
The encroachment of shrubs into grasslands is common in terrestrial ecosystems dominated by grass. L...
1. Transitions from grass to woody plant dominance, widely reported in arid systems, are typically a...
NATO Mediterranean Dialogue Workshop on Desertification in the Mediterranean Region - A Security Iss...
Temporal changes in plant cover, functional composition and diversity. This file contains all the d...
1. Shrub encroachment has dramatically altered the structure and functioning of many dryland ecosyst...
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are key biotic components of dryland ecosystems worldwide that control...
20 páginas, 6 figuras, 1 tabla.-- En el capítulo 5: "Soil and Vegetation Monitoring".-- Editores: Wi...
Data from an extensive field study gathered in 29 semiarid Stipa tenacissima steppes located along a...
The worldwide phenomenon of shrub encroachment in grass-dominated dryland ecosystems is commonly ass...
One of the most important changes taking place in drylands worldwide is the increase of the cover an...
While much is known about the factors that control each component of the terrestrial nitrogen (N) cy...
One of the most important changes taking place in drylands worldwide is the increase of the cover an...
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) greatly influence the N cycle of semi-arid ecosystems, as some organis...
Shrub encroachment is a worldwide phenomenon with implications for desertification and global change...
The encroachment of shrubs into grasslands is common in terrestrial ecosystems dominated by grass. L...
1. Transitions from grass to woody plant dominance, widely reported in arid systems, are typically a...
NATO Mediterranean Dialogue Workshop on Desertification in the Mediterranean Region - A Security Iss...
Temporal changes in plant cover, functional composition and diversity. This file contains all the d...
1. Shrub encroachment has dramatically altered the structure and functioning of many dryland ecosyst...
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are key biotic components of dryland ecosystems worldwide that control...
20 páginas, 6 figuras, 1 tabla.-- En el capítulo 5: "Soil and Vegetation Monitoring".-- Editores: Wi...
Data from an extensive field study gathered in 29 semiarid Stipa tenacissima steppes located along a...