Rangeland ecology in a changing world

被引:113
作者
Gillson, Lindsey [1 ]
Hoffman, M. Timm [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cape Town, Inst Plant Conservat, Dept Bot, ZA-7701 Rondebosch, South Africa
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D O I
10.1126/science.1136577
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A synthesis of differnt models for assessing the balance between vegetation and livestock numbers in grazing lands may help policy-makers integrate human and ecosystem needs.
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