Biodiversity assessments are indispensable tools for planning and monitoring conservation
strategies. Camera traps (CT) are widely used to monitor wildlife and have proven their …

Predators compete for resources aggressively, forming trophic hierarchies that shape the
structure of an ecosystem. Competitive interactions between species are modified in the …

The daily and seasonal activity patterns of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are poorly
understood, limiting our ecological understanding and hampering our ability to mitigate …

Background Large-scale changes in habitat conditions due to human modifications and
climate change require management practices to consider how species communities can …

Mammalian communities inhabiting temperate grasslands are of conservation concern
globally, especially in Central Asia, where livestock numbers have dramatically increased in …

Rigorous environmental conditions, lower primary productivity, and limited habitat diversity
of ecologically poor areas inhabited by snow leopards work against rich prey communities …

The rapidly changing environments resulting from anthropogenic activities and climate
change presented challenges to biodiversity protection efforts. China, in its pursuit of …

Spatial responses to risk from multiple predators can precipitate emergent consequences for
prey (ie multiple‐predator effects, MPEs) and mediate indirect interactions between …

The snow leopard Panthera uncia is an elusive and globally-threatened apex predator
occurring in the mountain ranges of central Asia. As with other large carnivores, gaps in data …

Abstract Desertification processes in Central Asia are largely dependent on soil degradation
induced by excessive livestock grazing, besides climate changes. Desertification represents …