Mechanisms and drivers of alternative shrubland states

Mechanisms and drivers of alternative shrubland states

Abstract Grassland‐to‐shrubland state change has been widespread in arid lands globally. Long‐term records at the Jornada Basin USDA‐LTER site in the North American Chihuahuan Desert document the time series of transition from grassland dominance in the 1850s to shrubland dominance in the 1990s. Thi...

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Main Authors: Steven R. Archer, Debra P. C. Peters, N. Dylan Burruss, Jin Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-04-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
desertification
drylands
plant functional types
regime shifts
shrub growth form
shrubland transitions
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3987

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3987

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