… Shrub encroachment effects are highly specific to the chosen response variable Our results
indicated a mixture of effects of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning, …

… A recent synthesis of woody effects on soil C for North America … effect of shrub encroachment
on plant biomass production … for moving towards an open woodland with very few shrubs, …

… Our findings provide evidence for the study of global shrub ecosystems, which will … Impacts
of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: towards a global synthesis…

… Still related but largely unknown are the effects of shrub encroachment and shrub removal
using fire management on greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation service. While our data did not …

… This study aimed to evaluate the effect of shrub encroachment on soil organic carbon (SOC) …
of shrub-encroached grassland (SEG) vs. non-SEG collected from 142 studies worldwide. …

… We propose a working definition of woody encroachment based on … to evaluate accurately
the effects of encroachment. We show that … and functioning: towards a global synthesis. …

… ecosystems of northern China, shrub encroachment has a … to influence the ecosystem structure
and functioning. Using … that shrub encroachment mediated the ecological consequences …

… that encroachment effects on ecosystem functioning cannot … idea that encroachment effects
on ecosystem functioning cannot … on the traits of the encroaching shrub relative to those of the …

… shrub encroachment process and dynamics. These studies can help to evaluate the … effect
of shrub encroachment, and thus, practically manage and recover the ecological environment …

… removal programs and a global synthesis of removal impacts on ecosystem processes is still
… woody encroachment. We used a global meta-analysis to explore the effects of woody plant …