Guardians of arid lands: deep-rooted defense against desertification and climate change
Akash Tariq, Yanju Gao, Fanjiang Zeng, Jordi Sardans, Zeeshan Ahmed, Corina Graciano, Alice C. Hughes, Josep Peñuelas
Topics & Concepts
DesertificationClimate changeThreatened speciesAridEnvironmental resource managementEcosystem servicesBiodiversityLand degradationAgroforestryEcosystemFencingAdaptive managementEcologyAdaptation (eye)Environmental protectionBiosecurityRevegetationNeutralityEcosystem managementLand useEcosystem healthSemi-arid climateGlobal warmingEnvironmental planningConvention on Biological DiversitySustainabilityGeographyLand use, land-use change and forestryWetlandEnvironmental degradationDesert climateEnvironmental changeTree Root and Stability StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology