Environmental Science
8 years ago

Grassland desertification in Inner Mongolia escalating at alarming rate.

The cause of grassland desertification and its managing strategies in Inner Mongolia,P.R.China(Session:A6)
Zhaorigetu Chen, Hasibagan, Yuhai Bao, Mary Ann Rankin

Paper Summary

Grasslands in Inner Mongolia, China have been turning into deserts at a rapid pace, with over 35% degraded in the past 50 years. Some areas are degrading even faster, at around 12% per year. The main cause of this degradation was investigated and analyzed in the study.

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