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Faster growing and more functionally diverse: global change alters functional trait composition of mountain plant communities in the European Alps

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.
Understanding how global change reshapes mountain plant communities is essential for predicting biodiversity and ecosystem function in a warming world. Using resurvey data from over 1400 non‐forest vegetation plots across the European Alps, we show that community‐weighted means of key functional traits capturing important dimensions of plant ecological
Sergey Rosbakh, Sabine B. Rumpf, Stefan Dullinger   +2 more
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Pastoralism and agro-ecosystems: a year of hour-by-hour sheep transhumance monitoring

Italian Journal of Animal Science
Transhumance is a mobile form of pastoralism consisting of the constant movement of flocks to find access to forage. This practice is linked to both provisioning and non-provisioning ecosystem services, particularly cultural ones.
Sebastiano Da Re, Salvatore Raniolo, Elena Benedetti Del Rio, Enrico Sturaro, Maurizio Ramanzin   +4 more
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Transhumance in the Time of UNESCO: Political Narratives, Rhetorical Representations, Enhancement Practices

Martor
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of tourist and economic interest in transhumance in Sardinia and more generally Italy. Previously viewed as a hindrance to sheep farming development and associated with isolation, sacrifice, and uncertainty ...
Sebastiano Mannia
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Lithium and Water: Why Hydrological Limits Will Define a Just Energy Transition

Global Challenges, Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2026.
Lithium extraction is reframed as a water governance challenge rather than solely a mining issue. Water‐Bounded Lithium Governance places hydrological limits at the center of decision‐making, offering a new pathway to reconcile critical mineral supply with environmental integrity, indigenous rights, and a just energy transition.
Ricardo O. Barra, Fernanda Álvarez‐Amado, Víctor Parra, Marcela Salgado, Susana Alvarez, Amaya Alvez, Leopoldo Gutiérrez   +6 more
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Modeling the impacts of grazing management on livestock behavior and performance: A case study in the Peruvian Andes

Grassland Research, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 270-283, September 2026.
Our modeling study shows that livestock management strongly influences grazing behavior and animal performance in the Peruvian Andes. Furthermore, adjusting stocking rates and improving animal distribution can enhance forage intake and body condition while increasing forage biomass.
Melody R. Zarria Samanamud, Randall B. Boone   +1 more
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PASTORAL TRANSHUMANCE IN MĂRGINIMEA SIBIULUI [PDF]

Revue Roumaine de Géographie, 2016
This paper deals with certain aspects of a traditional activity practiced in a mountain-hilly region from southern Transylvania, called Mărginimea Sibiului.
ION VELCEA, TEODOR TODERAŞ, TRAIAN CRĂCEA, ALINA NEGOESCU   +3 more
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Transhumance of dairy cows to highland summer pastures interacts with breed to influence body condition, milk yield and quality

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2016
This paper aimed at testing the differences of adaptability of bovine dairy, dual purpose and local breeds during the summer transhumance to highland pastures (summer farms), evaluating temporal variations of body condition and of milk yield and quality.
Francesco Zendri, Maurizio Ramanzin, Giovanni Bittante, Enrico Sturaro   +3 more
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Greening and Divergent Stability Responses in Central Asian Mountain Grasslands Under the Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy of China

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 14, Page 10147-10161, 30 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Mountain grasslands of Central Asia, recognized as a globally significant biodiversity hotspot and a vital pastoral resource, are presently experiencing profound transformations driven by climate change and evolving grazing practices. This study investigated the multidimensional dynamics of ecosystem stability in the Bayinbuluk grassland of ...
Xiaokang Liu, Yanming Gong, Yanyan Liu, Anwar Mohammat, Kaihui Li, Xuejun Liu   +5 more
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Mountain Croplands as Biodiversity Refugia: External Ecotones in the Central Tian‐Shan of Kyrgyzstan Warrant Conservation Priority

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
External ecotones are local hotspots across cultural and natural landscapes. Floral composition reflects external ecotones and regional species pool influence. Patchy mountain croplands are essential for long‐term conservation strategies. ABSTRACT The Mountains of Central Asia constitute one of the world's most vulnerable yet least protected ...
Maximilian Altstadt, Tobias W. Donath, Ermek Baibagyshov, Adilet Duulat Uulu, Myrzabek Kylychbekov, Insa Kühling   +5 more
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A Look at the Problems of Transhumance in Northeastern Anatolia with a Cause-Effect Relationship: Ardahan Example

Coğrafya Dergisi
Transhumance activity, which has been carried on in the mountains of Türkiye for hundreds of years, has entered into a great change nowadays. NE Anatolia, the center of livestock grazing, is the region where these changes are experienced the most.
Ferdi Akbaş
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