Response of grassland productivity to climate change and anthropogenic activities in arid regions of Central Asia

• DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9797
• Publication Date: 2020-08-31T09:12:18Z
• Authors: Xu Bi; Bo Li; Lixin Zhang; Bo Nan; Xinshi Zhang; Zihan Yang
• Keywords: Grassland Degradation

Quantitative evaluations of the relative impacts climate change and anthropogenic activity on grasslands are significant for understanding grassland degradation mechanisms controlling degraded grasslands. However, our knowledge about effects activities in a mountain basin system arid regions Central Asia is still subject to great uncertainties.