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Loss of vegetation and soil erosion are symptoms of widespread rangeland degradation across most of the Icelandic highlands. Areas at different stages of degradation coexist as a mosaic that includes both vegetated heathlands, and exposed gravelly deserts. Revegetation efforts have included fertilizer applications and grazing exclusion to increase plant biomass and reduce bare ground, but their effectiveness...