Maestre, Fernando T; Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Yoann; Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel; Eldridge, David J; Saiz, Hugo; Berdugo, Miguel; Gozalo, Beatriz; Ochoa, Victoria; Guirado, Emilio; García-Gómez, Miguel; Valencia, Enrique; Gaitán, Juan J; Asensio, Sergio; Mendoza, Betty J; Plaza, César; Díaz-Martínez, Paloma; Rey, Ana; Hu, Hang-Wei; He, Ji-Zheng; Wang, Jun-Tao; ... (2022). Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands. Science, 378(6622), pp. 915-920. American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.1126/science.abq4062
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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 species-poor 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.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Plant Community Ecology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Saiz Bustamante, Hugo |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany) |
ISSN: |
1095-9203 |
Publisher: |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
25 Nov 2022 14:47 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 07:38 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1126/science.abq4062 |
PubMed ID: |
36423285 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/175142 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/175142 |
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