Persistent and novel threats to the biodiversity of Kazakhstan’s steppes and semi-deserts

Temperate grasslands have suffered disproportionally from conversion to cropland, degradation and fragmentation. A large proportion of the world’s remaining near-natural grassland is situated in Kazakhstan. We aimed to assess current and emerging threats to steppe and semi-desert biodiversity in Kaz...

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Main Authors: Kamp, J, Koshkin, MA, Bragina, TM, Katzner, TE, Milner-Gulland, E, Schreiber, D, Sheldon, R, Shmalenko, A, Smelansky, I, Terraube, J, Urazaliev, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2016