• Biophysical variability and politico-economic singularity: Responses of livestock numbers in South Mongolian nomadic pastoralism 

      Engler, John-Oliver; Wesche, Karsten; Kaczensky, Petra; Dhakal, Prabesh; Chuluunkhuyag, Oyundari; von Wehrden, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We analyzed a unique data set of livestock numbers in the Mongolian southern Gobi. In a novel approach, we combined biophysical data on precipitation and pasture biomass productivity with data on fine wool prices from 1981 ...
    • Body size and digestive system shape resource selection by ungulates: A cross-taxa test of the forage maturation hypothesis 

      Esmaeili, Saeideh; Jesmer, Brett R.; Albeke, Shannon E.; Aikens, Ellen O.; Schoenecker, Kathryn A.; King, Sarah R. B.; Abrahms, Briana; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Beck, Jeffrey L.; Boone, Randall B.; Cagnacci, Francesca; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon; Chimeddorj, Buyanaa; Cross, Paul C.; Dejid, Nandintsetseg; Enkhbyar, Jagdag; Fischhoff, Ilya R.; Ford, Adam T.; Jenks, Kate; Hemami, Mahmoud-Reza; Hennig, Jacob D.; Ito, Takehiko Y.; Kaczensky, Petra; Kauffman, Matthew J.; Linnell, John Durrus; Lkhagvasuren, Badamjav; McEvoy, John F.; Melzheimer, Joerg; Merkle, Jerod A.; Mueller, Thomas; Muntifering, Jeff; Mysterud, Atle; Olson, Kirk A.; Panzacchi, Manuela; Payne, John C.; Pedrotti, Luca; Rauset, Geir Rune; Rubenstein, Daniel I.; Sawyer, Hall; Scasta, John. D.; Signer, Johannes; Songer, Melissa; Stabach, Jared A.; Stapleton, Seth; Strand, Olav; Sundaresan, Siva R.; Usukhjargal, Dorj; Uuganbayar, Ganbold; Fryxell, John M.; Goheen, Jacob R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The forage maturation hypothesis (FMH) states that energy intake for ungulates is maximised when forage biomass is at intermediate levels. Nevertheless, metabolic allometry and different digestive systems suggest that ...
    • Coexistence of large mammals and humans is possible in Europe’s anthropogenic landscapes 

      Cretois, Benjamin; Linnell, John Durrus; Van Moorter, Bram; Kaczensky, Petra; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Parada, Jorge Sicacha; Rød, Jan Ketil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      A critical question in the conservation of large mammals in the Anthropocene is to know the extent to which they can tolerate human disturbance. Surprisingly, little quantitative data is available about large-scale effects ...
    • Current status and future challenges for khulan (Equus hemionus) conservation in China 

      Xu, Wenxuan; Liu, Wei; Ma, Wei; Wang, Muyang; Xu, Feng; Yang, Weikang; Walzer, Chris; Kaczensky, Petra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
    • Evaluating expert-based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS-tracking data 

      Broekman, Maarten J. E.; Hilbers, Jelle P.; Huijbregts, Mark A. J.; Mueller, Thomas; Ali, Abdullah H.; Andrén, Henrik; Altmann, Jeanne; Aronsson, Malin; Attias, Nina; Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie L. A.; van Beest, Floris M.; Belant, Jerrold L.; Beyer, Dean E.; Bidner, Laura; Blaum, Niels; Boone, Randall B.; Boyce, Mark S.; Brown, Michael B.; Cagnacci, Francesca; Cerne, Rok; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon; Dejid, Nandintsetseg; Dekker, Jasja; Desbiez, Arnaud L. J.; Díaz-Muñoz, Samuel L.; Fennessy, Julian; Fichtel, Claudia; Fischer, Christina; Fisher, Jason T.; Fischhof, Ilya; Ford, Adam T.; Fryxell, John M.; Gehr, Benedict; Goheen, Jacob B.; Hauptfleisch, Morgan; Hewison, A. J. Mark; Hering, Robert; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Isbell, Lynne A.; Janssen, René; Jeltsch, Florian; Kaczensky, Petra; Kappeler, Peter M.; Krofel, Miha; LaPoint, Scott; Latham, A. David M.; Linnell, John Durrus; Markham, A. Catherine; Mattisson, Jenny; Medici, Emilia Patricia; Van Moorter, Bram; Mysterud, Atle; Odden, John; Panzacchi, Manuela; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Strand, Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aim: Macroecological studies that require habitat suitability data for many species often derive this information from expert opinion. However, expert- based informa-tion is inherently subjective and thus prone to errors. ...
    • Moving towards the greener side: environmental aspects guiding pastoral mobility and impacting vegetation in the Dzungarian Gobi, Mongolia 

      Michler, Lena M.; Kaczensky, Petra; Ploechl, Jane F.; Batsukh, Daginnas; Baumgartner, Sabine A.; Battogtokh, Bayarmaa; Treydte, Anna C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Livestock grazing often intensifies around herder camps, which can lead to degradation, particularly in arid areas, where vegetation is scarce. In Mongolia, nomadic herders have covered long distances between camps and ...
    • Post-release Movement Behaviour and Survival of Kulan Reintroduced to the Steppes and Deserts of Central Kazakhstan 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Salemgareyev, Albert; Linnell, John Durrus; Zuther, Steffen; Walzer, Chris; Huber, Nikolaus; Petit, Thierry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Asiatic wild ass, or kulan (Equus hemionus kulan) were once a key species of the Eurasian steppes and deserts. In Kazakhstan they went extinct by the 1930s. Early reintroductions have reestablished the species in two ...
    • To move or not to move—factors influencing small-scale herder and livestock movements in the Dzungarian Gobi, Mongolia 

      Michler, Lena M.; Kaczensky, Petra; Oyunsaikhan, Ganbaatar; Bartzke, Gundula; Devineau, Olivier; Treydte, Anna C (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In Mongolia, where nomadic pastoralism is still practiced by around one-third of the population, increasing livestock numbers, socio-economic constraints and climate change raise concerns over rangeland health. Little ...