@inbook{1581aa28c8dd43ad82d53a0418609fab,
title = "Desertification of Rangelands",
abstract = "Desertification, the broad-scale conversion of perennial grasslands to dominance by annuals or xerophytic shrubs, has affected drylands globally over the past several centuries. Desertification is a cumulative threat that includes both climatic (e.g., drought) and land-use drivers (e.g., livestock overgrazing, fire). In this chapter, we determine the vulnerability of different ecosystem services to changes in drivers and ecosystem states, with a focus on the American Southwest. We have four objectives: (1) to describe key services in drylands, (2) to identify consequences of desertification to each service, (3) to explore the vulnerability of each service to future state-changes if existing threats intensify and new threats emerge, and (4) to determine threats expected to have the greatest future impact, and to provide potential actions for mitigation. We conclude with recommendations.",
keywords = "Biodiversity, Climate, Desertification, Dryland ecosystems, Feedbacks, Grasslands, Invasive species, Land management, Land use, Land-atmosphere interactions, Shrublands, State change, Thresholds, Water, Wind",
author = "Peters, {D. P.C.} and Bestelmeyer, {B. T.} and Havstad, {K. M.} and A. Rango and Archer, {S. R.} and Comrie, {A. C.} and Gimblett, {H. R.} and L. L{\'o}pez-Hoffman and Sala, {O. E.} and Vivoni, {E. R.} and Brooks, {M. L.} and J. Brown and Monger, {H. C.} and Goldstein, {J. H.} and Okin, {G. S.} and Tweedie, {C. E.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding support was provided by the National Science Foundation to New Mexico State University as part of the Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research Program (DEB-0618210). Funding Information: Dr Andrew C. Comrie is a climatologist with a primary appointment as a professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona. He has interdisciplinary/joint appointments in Atmospheric Sciences, Arid Lands Resource Sciences, Entomology & Insect Science, Global Change, Public Health, Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis, and Statistics. Together with his research group, he has conducted broadly interdisciplinary research in climate variability and change, with particular focus on the connections between climate and health, air quality, and environmental impacts. His research support includes major funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Dr Comrie received his undergraduate and early graduate education at the University of Cape Town in South Africa with degrees in Geography, Environmental Sciences, and Atmospheric Sciences. He earned his PhD in Geography from the Pennsylvania State University with a specialization in climate science. Dr Comrie joined the faculty of the University of Arizona in 1992. He has served as Americas Editor for the International Journal of Climatology . Dr Comrie is currently Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Arizona. ",
year = "2013",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/B978-0-12-384703-4.00426-3",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780123847041",
volume = "4",
pages = "239--258",
booktitle = "Vulnerability of Ecosystems to Climate",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
}