Grassland Degradation, Restoration and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Area

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Grassland Degradation, Restoration and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Area Editors: A Allan Degen, Shikui Dong, Yushou Ma, Zhanhuan Shang, Huakun Zhou Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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Pages: 800 Language: English ISBN: 9780443218828 Categories: , , ,

Grassland Degradation, Restoration and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Area involves the stripping and regeneration of the grassland’s mattic epipedon. The stripping of the mattic epipedon is a unique phenomenon on the global alpine area, which has left many unanswered questions. Is stripping degradation an inherent, inevitable feature of the alpine grassland ecosystem? Is it an avoidable occurrence? Why is ecological restoration of stripped degraded grassland extremely difficult? Does restoration rely on reconstructing the grassland’s mattic epipedon? Or can it be done in another way? How can sustainable ecological restoration be achieved? Frontline researchers in global alpine area have used observational evidence from field studies to respond to these questions and to present a comprehensive picture of the problems and drivers of grassland degradation. The climate-environment interaction mechanism of grassland degradation is revealed by the holistic approach in this book. Ecological restoration is discussed through social and economic participation, and past and present restoration actions are analyzed from the perspective of traditional culture and ecological ethics. The future sustainable management of grassland under climate change and social and economic development trend is also covered. This book will alert people to the dangers of degradation and to the difficulties encountered in ecological restoration.

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Author Biography

Zhanhuan Shang is a full Professor in the College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, China. He has studied grassland ecosystem of alpine area for more than 15 years and has published more 200 papers and books. His detailed CV is available at the end of the document A. Allan Degen is an emeritus professor at Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel from 2014. He does research on livestock production under harsh conditions and has co-operated in projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Kenya, South Africa and China. He has authored or co-authored 16 books or chapters and over 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Shikui Dong is a full Professor in the School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forest University. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying grassland science and ecology of the alpine area, and has published more than 300 papers and books. Huakun Zhou is a full Professor in the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying the ecology of alpine grassland on the alpine area, and has published more than 200 papers and books. Yushou Ma is a full Professor in Qinghai University. He has more than 30 years of experience in studying grassland science in the alpine area and has published more 200 papers and books.