
Mehdi Abedi
VerifiedNortheastern University · Mechanical Engineering
Active 1974–2024
Research topics
- Environmental science
- Environmental resource management
- Agroforestry
- Ecology
- Biology
Selected publications
Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands
Science · 2022 · 364 citations
- Environmental science
- Ecology
- Environmental resource management
Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil properties, and biodiversity may occur but have never been addressed simultaneously. Using a standardized survey at 98 sites across six continents, we show that interactions between grazing pressure, climate, soil, and biodiversity are critical to explain the delivery of fundamental ecosystem services across drylands worldwide. Increasing grazing pressure reduced ecosystem service delivery in warmer and species-poor drylands, whereas positive effects of grazing were observed in colder and species-rich areas. Considering interactions between grazing and local abiotic and biotic factors is key for understanding the fate of dryland ecosystems under climate change and increasing human pressure.
Frequent coauthors
- 34 shared
Oumarou Malam Issa
Sorbonne Université
- 23 shared
Nicolas Gross
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
- 19 shared
Gastón R. Oñatibia
University of Buenos Aires
- 18 shared
Laura Yahdjian
Agricultural Plant Physiology and Ecology Research Institute
- 18 shared
Khadijeh Bahalkeh
Tarbiat Modares University
- 17 shared
Seth M. Munson
Astrogeology Science Center
- 17 shared
Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
- 12 shared
Juan Gaitán
National University of Luján
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