Grasslands are among the main important terrestrial ecosystems on the earth. Central Asia
has the biggest grazing part in the world due to a favorable environmental condition for the …

Understanding the impacts of climate change, landscape composition, topographic
attributes, and anthropogenic disturbance on wildlife distribution is critical to selecting prior …

Nature reserves are an effective tool in protecting species that are threatened by
anthropogenic factors. However, various subtle but significant human disturbances still …

The habitats of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are heavily utilized as pasturelands on the
Tibetan Plateau. Livestock can benefit the snow leopard populations via providing extra prey …

Changes in topography, such as terrain elevation and slope, are an important source of
landscape complexity influencing the ecology of animals, particularly in mountainous …

Understanding activity patterns of large mammals provides a lens to view potential temporal
niches, while studies on daily activity patterns are helpful to understand behavioral ecology …

Understanding the relationships between giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and their
sympatric species is an important component in their conservation. In this study we evaluate …

Livestock impact is one of the main causes of habitat loss globally. However, the effects of
livestock on flora and fauna diversity have been contradictory, observing cases with positive …

Due to a dramatic increase in livestock, the impact of grazing on animal communities is a
global conservation concern, especially in temperate forests. Recognizing the interaction …

Indirect approaches such as Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDP)
aspire to combat biodiversity loss. Unfortunately, with increasing cases of failure, the link …