Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands

0568399 - BÚ 2023 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Maestre, Fernando T. - Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y. - Delgado-Baquerizo, M. - Eldridge, D. J. - Saiz, H. - Berdugo, M. - Gozalo, B. - Ochoa, V. - Guirado, E. - Garcia-Gomez, M. - Valencia, E. - Gaitan, Juan J. - Asensio, S. - Mendoza, B. J. - Plaza, C. - Diaz-Martinez, P. - Rey, A. - Hu, H. - He, J. - Wang, J. - Liancourt, Pierre … Total 131 authors
Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands.
Science. Roč. 378, č. 6622 (2022), s. 915-920. ISSN 0036-8075. E-ISSN 1095-9203
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : Rangelands * Systems * Wild
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 56.9, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access

Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil properties, and biodiversity may occur but have never been addressed simultaneously. Using a standardized survey at 98 sites across six continents, we show that interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil, and biodiversity are critical to explain the delivery of fundamental ecosystem services across drylands worldwide. Increasing grazing pressure reduced ecosystem service delivery in warmer and speciespoor drylands, whereas positive effects of grazing were observed in colder and species-rich areas. Considering interactions between grazing and local abiotic and biotic factors is key for understanding the fate of dryland ecosystems under climate change and increasing human pressure.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0339709