Scientists have developed tools for best land management practices and designed strategies to mitigate desertification through research on shrub encroachment on grassland areas.
Climate change causes massive alteration of natural habitats, especially in dry areas where ecosystems are particularly sensitive to land degradation or desertification. This includes shrub species encroaching on productive desert grasslands, a phenomenon brought about by changes in rainfall or land use, as well as soil erosion.
Further details: Vegetation shifts cause land degradation