pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Mechanisms of rangeland degradation and recovery -- pt. 3. Case studies of degradation and recovery -- pt. 4. The future -- how to prevent the next major degradation episode
Summary
The extreme climate variability that characterizes China's arid rangelands can cause drought and degradation, resulting in dust storms, floods, animal losses, financial hardship and a decline in food availability. Faced with the possibility of even greate
