Understanding how drylands respond to ongoing environmental change is extremely
important for global sustainability. In this review, we discuss how biotic attributes, climate …

This article introduces a Special Issue on biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and
provides a synthesis of the current knowledge on this topic. Four major categories of …

Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …

Most of our knowledge of the effect of grazing on grassland structure is based on grazed–
ungrazed contrasts. The effects of grazing in the most common scenario, where grazing …

While characteristics of semi-arid climates place limitations on soil organic carbon (SOC)
storage, there is opportunity and urgency for increasing the quality and long-term …

Grazing by livestock supports millions of people worldwide, particularly in drylands, but has
marked negative effects on ecosystem services and functions. In Australia, its effects on …

Biodiversity studies of grassland communities on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) produced
dynamic results due mainly to environmental factors and anthropogenic activities. This study …

Livestock grazing has been shown to alter the structure and functions of grassland
ecosystems. It is well acknowledged that grazing pressure is one of the strongest drivers of …

Savannas are commonly described as a vegetation type with a grass layer interspersed with
a discontinuous tree or shrub layer. On the contrary, forbs, a plant life form that can include …

Despite many studies that have explored the effect of livestock grazing on plant
communities, the response of species composition and diversity to livestock grazing in arid …