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Patterns and drivers of rangeland degradation in Mongolia

, 2022
Rangelands are currently facing increasing threats from climate change, overgrazing and land conversion and rangeland degradation is a growing concern worldwide. The ability of degraded rangelands to provide the natural resources needed to sustain pastoralists and ensure the persistence of traditional nomadic lifestyles is less than that of healthy ...
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Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Endangered Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) Across Australia's Tropical Savannas

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
We used long‐term GPS tracking to quantify home‐range size and habitat selection of the endangered Red Goshawk across tropical savannas of northern Australia. Red Goshawks occupied extensive overall home ranges, with well‐defined core ranges centred on nest sites.
Christopher MacColl, Richard Seaton, Nicholas P. Leseberg, David A. Stewart, Stephen A. Murphy, James E. M. Watson   +5 more
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Encroachment on Water Corridors Drives Farmers–Giraffe Conflicts Along River Tana Ecosystem in Eastern Kenya

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Human–wildlife conflict in Garissa County, Kenya, is intensified by the degradation of historical water corridors, driven mainly by Prosopis juliflora invasion, farmland expansion, and riverbank erosion. This study identifies conflict hotspots near water sources and croplands, and shows that supplementary feeding effectively reduces giraffe incursions ...
Mohamed H. Ali, George Muriuki, Abdullahi H. Ali, Harun Gitari   +3 more
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Warming reduces the quality of forage resources in a Colorado meadow ecosystem

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Rangelands provide ecosystem services that support approximately 30% of the human population. To maintain sustainable forage resources for animals in grasslands, it is essential to manage grazing pressures by adapting to changes in the quantity and nutritional quality of vegetation affected by climate change and subsequent shifts in plant ...
Kenna E. Rewcastle, Karin L. Rand, Case M. Prager, Taylor H. Ricketts, Nathan J. Sanders, Aimée T. Classen   +5 more
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Drivers and Consequences of Land Degradation on Livestock Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

Land
Land degradation is a major threat to sub-Saharan Africa rangelands, which are crucial for livestock farming and the livelihood of millions of people in the region.
Mhlangabezi Slayi, Leocadia Zhou, Admire Rukudzo Dzvene, Zolisanani Mpanyaro   +3 more
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The challenge of rangeland degradation in a temperate semiarid region of Argentina: The Caldenal

Land Degradation & Development, 2009
AbstractThe phytogeographical region known as the Caldenal comprises an area of approximately 10 million ha in the central temperate part of Argentina (35–40° S, 62–66° W). The original physiognomy of the vegetation consisted of a gramineous steppe with isolated shrubs and trees.
Fernandez, Osvaldo Alberto, Gil, María Elena, Distel, Roberto Alejandro   +2 more
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Soil nutrients and microbial community resistant to patch‐burn grazing in southwestern North Dakota

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Patch‐burn grazing uses the interactive effects of prescribed fire and herbivory to increase heterogeneity in aboveground ecosystem properties. Understanding how management that targets aboveground heterogeneity translates to soil properties and processes provides an important whole‐system context for practitioners.
Jonathan W. Spiess, Caley Gasch, Devan Allen McGranahan, Torre Hovick, Marisol Berti, Benjamin Geaumont   +5 more
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Degradation processes and the effectiveness of intensive grazing in foothill pastures of Uzbekistan

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionFoothill (adyr) rangelands of eastern Uzbekistan serve as a key forage resource for regional livestock systems but are increasingly affected by land degradation driven by grazing pressure and environmental variability.MethodsThis study ...
Rukhiddin Turaev, Kamola Khaitova, Ramziddin Sharopov, Bekzod Inamov, Obid Davronov, Sabirjan Isaev, Hulkaroy Tashbaeva, Hulkaroy Tashbaeva, Madina Tadjieva, Kozim Tokhirov, Sanjarbek Safaev   +10 more
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Decadal effects of fuel treatments and annual grass invasion on sagebrush ecosystem carbon stocks

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Fuel treatments are implemented across large spatial scales in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems of the US Intermountain West to limit wildfire risk and spread, but treatment effects on ecosystem carbon storage remain poorly understood. Fuel treatments can reduce aboveground carbon storage and may also influence belowground carbon storage ...
Seren H. Bagcilar, Benjamin Rau, Scott E. Shaff, Rory C. O'Connor, Lisa M. Ellsworth, Beth A. Newingham, Matthew C. Reeves, Madelon F. Case   +7 more
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Cattle and bison grazing decreases monarch egg and larval abundance in the Central United States

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Monarch butterflies have experienced massive population declines and have been proposed to be listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are the sole host plant for monarch larvae, and milkweed abundance has dramatically declined in the past 25 years due to increased usage of herbicides and the ...
Grace Thomas, Christopher J. Helzer, Jeff Taylor, Joshua D. Wiese, Timothy L. Dickson   +4 more
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