Drivers of woody plant encroachment over Africa

Woody plant encroachment has important implications for habitat conservation and global carbon budgets, but its drivers require quantification. Here, Venter et al. report that encroachment is predominantly driven by human activities, changing weather conditions, fire, and herbivory.

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Autores principales:	Z. S. Venter, M. D. Cramer, H.-J. Hawkins
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
Materias:	Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/bd76b6a440324194869df66f7cee4e57
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bd76b6a440324194869df66f7cee4e572021-12-02T16:56:42ZDrivers of woody plant encroachment over Africa10.1038/s41467-018-04616-82041-1723https://doaj.org/article/bd76b6a440324194869df66f7cee4e572018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04616-8https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Woody plant encroachment has important implications for habitat conservation and global carbon budgets, but its drivers require quantification. Here, Venter et al. report that encroachment is predominantly driven by human activities, changing weather conditions, fire, and herbivory.Z. S. VenterM. D. CramerH.-J. HawkinsNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
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Drivers of woody plant encroachment over Africa

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