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    Changing Climate and Overgrazing Are Decimating Mongolian Steppes

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    Authors
    Liu, Yi Y.
    Evans, Jason P.
    McCabe, Matthew cc
    de Jeu, Richard A. M.
    van Dijk, Albert I. J. M.
    Dolman, Albertus J.
    Saizen, Izuru
    KAUST Department
    Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
    Earth System Observation and Modelling
    Environmental Science and Engineering Program
    Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)
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    2013-02-25
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/325311
    
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    Abstract
    Satellite observations identify the Mongolian steppes as a hotspot of global biomass reduction, the extent of which is comparable with tropical rainforest deforestation. To conserve or restore these grasslands, the relative contributions of climate and human activities to degradation need to be understood. Here we use a recently developed 21-year (1988-2008) record of satellite based vegetation optical depth (VOD, a proxy for vegetation water content and aboveground biomass), to show that nearly all steppe grasslands in Mongolia experienced significant decreases in VOD. Approximately 60% of the VOD declines can be directly explained by variations in rainfall and surface temperature. After removing these climate induced influences, a significant decreasing trend still persists in the VOD residuals across regions of Mongolia. Correlations in spatial patterns and temporal trends suggest that a marked increase in goat density with associated grazing pressures and wild fires are the most likely non-climatic factors behind grassland degradation. © 2013 Liu et al.
    Citation
    Liu YY, Evans JP, McCabe MF, de Jeu RAM, van Dijk AIJM, et al. (2013) Changing Climate and Overgrazing Are Decimating Mongolian Steppes. PLoS ONE 8: e57599. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057599.
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    Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Journal
    PLoS ONE
    DOI
    10.1371/journal.pone.0057599
    PubMed ID
    23451249
    PubMed Central ID
    PMC3581472
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1371/journal.pone.0057599
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    Articles; Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division; Environmental Science and Engineering Program; Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)

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