Responses and feedbacks of African dryland ecosystems to environmental changes

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Responses and feedbacks of African dryland ecosystems to environmental changes. / Wei, Fangli; Wang, Shuai; Brandt, Martin; Fu, Bojie; Meadows, Michael E.; Wang, Lixin; Wang, Lanhui; Tong, Xiaowei; Fensholt, Rasmus.

In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Vol. 48, 02.2021, p. 29-35.

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Wei, F, Wang, S, Brandt, M, Fu, B, Meadows, ME, Wang, L, Wang, L, Tong, X & Fensholt, R 2021, 'Responses and feedbacks of African dryland ecosystems to environmental changes', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 48, pp. 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.09.004

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Wei, F., Wang, S., Brandt, M., Fu, B., Meadows, M. E., Wang, L., Wang, L., Tong, X., & Fensholt, R. (2021). Responses and feedbacks of African dryland ecosystems to environmental changes. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 48, 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.09.004

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Wei F, Wang S, Brandt M, Fu B, Meadows ME, Wang L et al. Responses and feedbacks of African dryland ecosystems to environmental changes. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2021 Feb;48:29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.09.004

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Wei, Fangli ; Wang, Shuai ; Brandt, Martin ; Fu, Bojie ; Meadows, Michael E. ; Wang, Lixin ; Wang, Lanhui ; Tong, Xiaowei ; Fensholt, Rasmus. / Responses and feedbacks of African dryland ecosystems to environmental changes. In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2021 ; Vol. 48. pp. 29-35.

Bibtex

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title = "Responses and feedbacks of African dryland ecosystems to environmental changes",
abstract = "Drylands occupy 43% of the African continent and play an important role in the global carbon cycle and in supporting local livelihoods. Understanding how dryland ecosystems respond to environmental changes, both structurally and functionally, is of great significance for sustainable dryland management. In this article, we review the current remote sensing-based knowledge on African dryland ecosystem dynamics and the main drivers of changes. Global CO2 enrichment, changes in rainfall regimes, and a decline in fire activity have collectively driven vegetation greening, woody plant increase and carbon dynamics in African drylands over recent decades, challenging the long-held desertification narrative. Here we also highlight the importance of rainfall–vegetation–fire feedbacks in enhancing dryland ecosystem resilience and predicting future ecosystem responses.",
author = "Fangli Wei and Shuai Wang and Martin Brandt and Bojie Fu and Meadows, {Michael E.} and Lixin Wang and Lanhui Wang and Xiaowei Tong and Rasmus Fensholt",
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AU - Tong, Xiaowei

AU - Fensholt, Rasmus

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AB - Drylands occupy 43% of the African continent and play an important role in the global carbon cycle and in supporting local livelihoods. Understanding how dryland ecosystems respond to environmental changes, both structurally and functionally, is of great significance for sustainable dryland management. In this article, we review the current remote sensing-based knowledge on African dryland ecosystem dynamics and the main drivers of changes. Global CO2 enrichment, changes in rainfall regimes, and a decline in fire activity have collectively driven vegetation greening, woody plant increase and carbon dynamics in African drylands over recent decades, challenging the long-held desertification narrative. Here we also highlight the importance of rainfall–vegetation–fire feedbacks in enhancing dryland ecosystem resilience and predicting future ecosystem responses.

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