Mapping habitats sensitive to overgrazing in the Swiss Northern Alps using habitat suitability modeling

Unsuitable livestock farming is considered as a main driver of biodiversity loss. In the high elevation areas across the world, many subalpine and alpine natural herbaceous communities are highly sensitive to sheep overgrazing. Such habitats of high biogeographic and conservation value are refugia f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biological conservation 2022-10, Vol.274, p.109742, Article 109742
Hauptverfasser:	Fragnière, Yann, Gremaud, Jérôme, Pesenti, Elias, Bétrisey, Sébastien, Petitpierre, Blaise, Guisan, Antoine, Kozlowski, Gregor
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alpine vegetation altitude biodiversity Ecological niche modeling – ENM geographical distribution Grazing pressure pasture management refuge habitats sheep Sheep summering snow Species distribution model – SDM summer Switzerland
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