Resilience and restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and grassy woodlands

E Buisson, S Le Stradic, FAO Silveira… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite growing recognition of the conservation values of grassy biomes, our understanding
of how to maintain and restore biodiverse tropical grasslands (including savannas and open …

Flammability as an ecological and evolutionary driver

JG Pausas, JE Keeley, DW Schwilk - Journal of Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We live on a flammable planet yet there is little consensus on the origin and evolution of
flammability in our flora. We argue that part of the problem lies in the concept of flammability …

[图书][B] Open ecosystems: ecology and evolution beyond the forest edge

WJ Bond - 2019 - books.google.com
This book explores the geography, ecology, and antiquity of'open ecosystems', which
include grasslands, savannas, and shrublands. They occur in climates that can support …

Protected areas as social‐ecological systems: perspectives from resilience and social‐ecological systems theory

GS Cumming, CR Allen - Ecological applications, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation biology and applied ecology increasingly recognize that natural resource
management is both an outcome and a driver of social, economic, and ecological dynamics …

Dynamics and resilience of rangelands and pastoral peoples around the globe

RS Reid, ME Fernández-Giménez… - Annual Review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Rangelands cover more of Earth's land surface than any other type of land. They have
variable and harsh climates, are sparsely populated and remote from markets, produce …

[图书][B] Rangeland systems: processes, management and challenges

DD Briske - 2017 - library.oapen.org
This book summarizes the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding
global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It originated from …

Fire dynamics distinguish grasslands, shrublands and woodlands as alternative attractors in the Central Great Plains of North America

Z Ratajczak, JB Nippert, JM Briggs, JM Blair - Journal of Ecology, 2014 - JSTOR
1. This review synthesizes evidence that altered fire frequency drives discontinuous
ecosystem transitions from mesic grasslands to shrublands or woodlands in the Central …

Saving imperiled grassland biomes by recoupling fire and grazing: a case study from the Great Plains

BP Wilcox, SD Fuhlendorf, JW Walker… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Woody plant encroachment–the conversion of open grasslands and savannas to woodlands–
represents one of the gravest threats to grassland biomes worldwide. This is especially true …

Climate‐change adaptation on rangelands: linking regional exposure with diverse adaptive capacity

DD Briske, LA Joyce, HW Polley… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The ecological consequences of climate change are predicted to vary greatly throughout US
rangelands. Projections show warming and drying in the southern Great Plains and the …

Panarchy: opportunities and challenges for ecosystem management

A Garmestani, D Twidwell, DG Angeler… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Addressing unexpected events and uncertainty represents one of the grand challenges of
the Anthropocene, yet ecosystem management is constrained by existing policy and laws …