The BIODESERT survey: assessing the impacts of grazing on the structure and functioning of global drylands

24 November 2022

The authors introduce the BIODESERT survey, the first systematic field survey devoted to evaluating the joint impacts of grazing by domestic livestock and climate on the structure and functioning of dryland ecosystems worldwide. They describe the major characteristics and the field protocols used in this survey and the organizational aspects followed to carry it out succesfully.

The press release by the University of Alicante for the companion paper published in Science can be found at: https://web.ua.es/en/actualidad-universitaria/2022/noviembre2022/21-27/increased-grazing-pressure-threatens-the-most-arid-rangelands.html

Contact: Fernando T. Maestre (ft.maestre@ua.es)