Grassland Degradation, Restoration and Sustainable Management of Global Alpine Area involves the stripping and regeneration of the grassland’s mattic epipedon. The stripping of the mattic epipedon is a unique phenomenon on the global alpine area, which has left many unanswered questions. Is stripping degradation an inherent, inevitable feature of the alpine grassland ecosystem? Is it an avoidable occurrence? Why is ecological restoration of stripped degraded grassland extremely difficult? Does restoration rely on reconstructing the grassland’s mattic epipedon? Or can it be done in another way? How can sustainable ecological restoration be achieved?
Frontline researchers in global alpine area have used observational evidence from field studies to respond to these questions and to present a comprehensive picture of the problems and drivers of grassland degradation. The climate-environment interaction mechanism of grassland degradation is revealed by the holistic approach in this book. Ecological restoration is discussed through social and economic participation, and past and present restoration actions are analyzed from the perspective of traditional culture and ecological ethics. The future sustainable management of grassland under climate change and social and economic development trend is also covered. This book will alert people to the dangers of degradation and to the difficulties encountered in ecological restoration.
Part 1: Introduction
1. An overview of grassland resources of alpine area on the earth
2. History of grassland study and management
3. Grassland degradation
4. Alpine steppe degradation
5. Alpine desert steppe degradation
6. Overgrazing and grassland degradation
7. Climate change and grassland degradation
8. Soil changes during grassland degradation
9. Biodiversity and ecological function change with grassland degradation
Part 3: Grassland restoration
10. Restoration of degraded alpine meadow
11. Restoration of degraded alpine steppe
12. Restoration of degraded alpine desert steppe
13. Local seed resources and development for grassland restoration engineering
14. Growth promoting microorganisms for grassland restoration engineering
15. Control of rodents, caterpillars, and toxic plants
16. Biochar utilization for grassland restoration
17. Water utilization for grassland restoration
18. Active restoration of degraded grassland
Part 4: Grassland sustainable management
19. Sustainable grazing
20. Social economy and intuitional development for grassland management
21. Local knowledge and application in grassland restoration
22. AI technology and application in grassland restoration
23. Mitigating climate change for the grassland restoration
24. Co-grazing system for wild herbivores and livestock in grassland national park
25. Systematic coupling and modeling in sustainable grassland management
26. Landscape pathway and modeling in sustainable grassland management
27. Philosophy and ethics of grassland sustainable management
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