A global review identifies agriculture as the main threat to declining grassland birds

DJT Douglas, J Waldinger, Z Buckmire, K Gibb… - Ibis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Grasslands are globally threatened and their biodiversity, including grassland birds, is
declining markedly. To inform grassland bird conservation globally, we systematically …

A novel, post‐Soviet fire disturbance regime drives bird diversity and abundance on the Eurasian steppe

T Bhagwat, T Kuemmerle, M Soofi… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many grassland ecosystems and their associated biodiversity depend on the interactions
between fire and land‐use, both of which are shaped by socioeconomic conditions. The …

[PDF][PDF] Use of drone technology to monitor and map endangered marmot populations in Mongolian grasslands

E Enkhbat, UU Bayanmunkh… - … Italian Journal of …, 2023 - italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it
Burrowing mammals impact the physical characteristics of the environment with their activity
and, as a result, increase plant and animal biodiversity. The Siberian marmot (Marmota …

Collapse and recovery of livestock systems shape fire regimes on the Eurasian steppe: a review of ecosystem and biodiversity implications

J Kamp, T Bhagwat, N Hölzel, I Smelansky - 2024 - ecoevorxiv.org
Shifts in fire regimes can trigger rapid changes in ecosystem functioning and biodiversity.
We synthesize evidence for patterns, causes and consequences of recent change in fire …