Abstract The mountains of Central Asia support many environmental functions and
ecosystem services. The mountain environments and their services are affected by climate …

Predicting the response of biota to climate change is an active field of research.
Advancements in the field of genomics has revolutionized climate change research …

Precipitation and grazing both modify the structure and function of grassland. Although the
effects of site-scale precipitation and grazing on vegetation communities have been …

Multi-year droughts combined with other stressors such as defoliation are likely to have
substantial ecological impacts. However, grasslands vary significantly in their response to …

Abstract Changes in climate and grazing intensity influence plant-community compositions
and their functional structure. Yet, little is known about their possible interactive effects when …

In the mountain regions of northern Pakistan, pasture-based animal husbandry is a
substantial element of people's livelihood. To study the implications of herding strategies on …

Amid global challenges like climate change, extinctions, and disease epidemics, science
and society require nuanced, international solutions that are grounded in robust …

As land use intensifies globally, it increasingly exerts pressure on protected areas. Despite
open, nonforested landscapes comprising up to 40% of protected areas globally …

The majority of the global terrestrial biodiversity occurs on indigenous lands, and
biodiversity decline on these lands is relatively slower. Yet, robust understanding of …

Climate change is expected to lead to changes to the amount, frequency, intensity, and
timing of precipitation and subsequent water supply and its availability to plants in mountain …