The Mongolian steppes with a long history of nomadic pastoralism cover a large area of the
Palaearctic steppe biome and are still relatively intact. As livestock number has increased …

The Palaearctic steppes range from the Mediterranean basin towards China, forming one of
the largest continuous terrestrial biomes. The literature on steppe ecology and conservation …

 Abstract In this study, we critically revised and updated the checklist of native vascular
plants of Mongolia. The checklist comprises 3,041 native vascular plant taxa (2,835 species …

The indelible imprint of humanity is credited for the major degradation of natural systems
worldwide. Nowhere are the transforming qualities of mankind more apparent than in the …

This book begins with a brief account of the extraordinary sequence of events that led to
emergence of grasslands as major vegetation formations that now occupy some of the driest …

Temperate grasslands have suffered disproportionally from conversion to cropland,
degradation and fragmentation. A large proportion of the world's remaining near-natural …

Conservation of nomadic species presents significant conservation challenges because of
unpredictability in their movements and space use. Long‐term studies on nomadic species …

Fractional vegetation cover (FVC) and aboveground biomass (AGB) are critically important
for monitoring grassland degradation, and their accurate estimation can be used as key …

Abstract The Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), the only remaining wild horse
within the equid family, is one of only a handful of species worldwide that went extinct in the …

Land degradation is a major environmental and social issue in temperate steppes. It is
commonly determined from vegetation cover using remote sensing techniques. Steppes in …