Combatting global grassland degradation

2021/09/07 by Richard D. Bardgett, James M. Bullock, Sandra Lavorel +21 · 41 citations
Environmental Science · #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology #Rangeland and Wildlife Management

paper · doi:10.1038/s43017-021-00207-2

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