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Habitat selection of Meriones hurrianae in the Thar Desert: Integrating land cover, shrubs, and predators

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Understanding the ecological and anthropogenic drivers of habitat selection in native species is critical for biodiversity conservation, particularly in arid ecosystems experiencing rapid land use change. We investigated the burrow density and occurrence of the Indian desert gerbil in the Thar Desert.
Arnab Chatterjee, Sayan Biswas, Yadvendradev Jhala, Stefan Halle   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracing river dynamics: Multi‐temporal planform evolution and morphological change analyses in a meandering reach using high‐resolution satellite imagery and UAV data

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 51, Issue 8, August 2026.
High‐resolution satellite imagery and UAV data enabled detailed morphometric parameter calculation, meander classification and multi‐epoch change detection for the Atrak River's meandering channel. Our results reveal rapid, episodic migration and a nearly tenfold surge in bank erosion triggered by the 2019 extreme flood, with persistent instability at ...
Aiding Kornejady, Mohammadreza Gharibreza, Christian Conoscenti, Behrooz Mohseni, Saeid Shabani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moving transmission centers of embodied forage-livestock conflicts from non-pastoral provinces to pastoral provinces in China

Fundamental Research
Forage-livestock conflict (FLC) causes rangeland degradation and poses a threat to climate change mitigation, food security, and sustainable development. Previous studies have investigated the hotspots of in situ FLCs.
Mingyue Yang, Sai Liang, Haifeng Zhou, Ke Li, Zhifeng Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Terrestrial Poor Ecohealth Areas Continue to Expand Across Asian Drylands

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract The 7th Rio declaration principle emphasizes global collaboration to protect and restore ecosystem health. While dryland ecosystem health (EH) remains critical to global sustainability agendas, its long‐term regional dynamics remain poorly constrained across the Asian drylands (AD), where land management decisions increasingly shape ecological
Sikandar Ali, Akash Tariq, Fanjiang Zeng, Jordi Sardans, Patient Mindje Kayumba, Zeeshan Ahmed, Josep Peñuelas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shade is a team effort in a South African forest‐savanna mosaic

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 8, August 2026.
This study examined whether individual or ecosystem‐level traits are responsible for excluding shade‐intolerant grasses in forest understorey by developing a physical model to predict shade cast by the crown of an individual tree, and the canopy of densely packed trees.
Margaret W. Simon, Madelon F. Case, A. Carla Staver   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mesoscale Covariation in the Plant–Soil Neighbourhood of a South African Montane Grassland

Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Plant–soil relationships are the foundation of terrestrial life, sustaining global ecosystems through biomass and food production, nutrient cycling and microbial activity, and ecosystem regulation. To better understand plant–soil relationships in a changing world, we investigated mesoscale covariation in the plant–soil neighbourhood of a South
Clinton Carbutt, Alan D. Manson, Timothy G. O'Connor, Sphesihle Mkhungo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Centering geospatial data uncertainty and the potential for injustice in pastoralist rangeland conservation prioritization

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract Procedural, distributional, recognitional, and epistemic justice aspects of conservation interventions are well documented in contexts where pastoralism is a key livelihood and way of life. Geospatial analyses and representations of wildlife conservation and restoration that are increasingly applied in pastoralist rangeland socioecological ...
Ryan R. Unks
wiley   +1 more source

Spectral Discrimination of Common Karoo Shrub and Grass Species Using Spectroscopic Data

Remote Sensing
Rangelands represent about 25% of the Earth’s land surface but are under severe pressure. Rangeland degradation is a gradually increasing global environmental problem, resulting in temporary or permanent loss of ecosystem functions.
Christiaan Johannes Harmse, Adriaan van Niekerk   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Restorebot: Towards an Autonomous Robotics Platform for Degraded Rangeland Restoration

Degraded rangelands undergo continual shifts in the appearance and distribution of plant life. The nature of these changes however is subtle: between seasons seedlings sprout up and some flourish while others perish, meanwhile, over multiple seasons they experience fluctuating precipitation volumes and can be grazed by livestock.
Kristen Such, Harel Biggie, Christoffer Heckman   +2 more
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Connecting and coordinating conservation action across landscapes through regional planning processes and syntheses

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.
The Midwest Conservation Blueprint is a basemap of priority lands and waters for conservation, reflecting a diverse set of 20+ social and environmental values. Its purpose is to help coordinate voluntary conservation actions and investments across a broad scale.
Rachael A. Carlberg, Steven J. Choy, Leon C. Hinz Jr., Mohammed A. Al‐Saffar, Brett R. Andersen, Thomas W. Bonnot, Arthur R. Cooper, Lainet Garcia‐Rivera, Steve Gray, Ralph Grundel, Anthony R. Hewitt, Zachary Hurst, Brianna G. Kupsky, Eric Magedanz, Daniel Martin, Rua Mordecai, Anthony Mosinski, Douglas R. Pearsall, Jon Podoliak, Brandon P. Semel, Andrew Strassman, J. Scott Taylor, Ryan T. Theel, T. Casey Weathers, Andrew Allstadt, Jennifer Garland, Kiandra Rajala, Kimberly Sykes, Owen D. Boyle, John Carlson, Katy Fullin, Douglas Gorby, Bradly Potter, Faren R. Wolter, Nathan D. Muenks, Claire Beck, Kayla Feist, Katherin Parsons, Lorisa S. Smith, Kelley Myers Tymeson, Alexander D. Wright   +40 more
wiley   +1 more source