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The role of grasslands in food security and climate change

Author(s) -

F.P. O’Mara

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcs209

Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , agroforestry , food security , grazing , grassland , environmental science , overgrazing , agriculture , climate change mitigation , temperate climate , carbon sequestration , carbon sink , climate change , agronomy , biology , ecology , carbon dioxide

Grasslands are a major part of the global ecosystem, covering 37 % of the earth's terrestrial area. For a variety of reasons, mostly related to overgrazing and the resulting problems of soil erosion and weed encroachment, many of the world's natural grasslands are in poor condition and showing signs of degradation. This review examines their contribution to global food supply and to combating climate change.

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