Climate Change and Grassland Ecosystem Management
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Grassland and Pasture Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 5495
Special Issue Editors
Interests: grassland management
Interests: grassland ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global climate has changed dramatically over the past century, leading to higher temperatures, more uncertainty in precipitation, and more extreme disasters. In different grassland types around the world, climate change has a significant impact on grassland production and ecosystem functioning. Currently, therefore, climate change is one of the important challenges for grassland ecosystems. To meet this challenge, grassland ecosystems need appropriate management practices to instigate changes in climate factors, including increased temperatures, fluctuating precipitation, and extreme droughts.
In this Special Issue, we intend to exchange knowledge on climate change and grassland ecosystem management, thus increasing our understanding of grassland response mechanisms under climate change and promoting adaptation to climate hazards.
This Special Issue welcomes many forms of research, such as original research, reviews, or meta-analysis papers. The themes of this Special Issue mainly include, but are not limited to:
- The characteristics of climate change in grassland regions;
- Plant, soil, and microorganisms in response to climate factors;
- Natural grassland ecosystem management under climate change;
- Artificial grassland management under climate change;
- Grassland management evaluation and optimization strategies.
Prof. Dr. Xiangyang Hou
Dr. Xiliang Li
Dr. Yanting Yin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- global warming
- precipitation variation
- extreme climate
- grassland ecosystem
- adaptation strategies
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