allometry
; carbon dioxide
; deciduous forest
; expansion
; forest fire
; global change
; land use change
; nitrogen fixation
; savanna
; woody plant
; Africa
; Australia
; South America
BM was supported by a grant from the Australian Research Council (DE130100434). GD thanks the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq, for the productivity grant (≠303402/2012-1).
Fynbos Node, South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch, South Africa; School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia; Floresta Estadual de Assis, Instituto Florestal, Assis, SP, Brazil
Recommended Citation:
Stevens N.,Lehmann C.E.R.,Murphy B.P.,et al. Savanna woody encroachment is widespread across three continents[J]. Global Change Biology,2017-01-01,23(1)