灌叢化

植物的一种生态现象

灌叢化是一種在全球範圍內普遍存在的自然現象,指的是灌木叢數量增加,而草本植物數量減少的情況[1][2]。該現象的發生受多種因素的影響,包括全球暖化二氧化碳濃度增加、過度放牧以及人類活動等[3]

納米比亞瓦特貝格國家公園的灌叢化景觀

參考文獻

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  3. ^ Tan, Xiaodan; Zhang, Peng; Zhu, Sirui; Liu, Xiang; Zhou, Shurong; Liu, Mu. Effect of shrub encroachment on insect herbivory of Polygonum macrophyllum in alpine meadow of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Biodiversity Science. 2024-01-20, 32 (1): 23417. doi:10.17520/biods.2023417.