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Summer habitat use of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) in response to winter livestock grazing in the alpine steppe Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae), burrowing lagomorphs endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), are considered pests by Chinese authorities because of their association with grasslands that are characterized as degraded. Officials typically blame pikas for causing the degraded conditions, whe...

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Main Authors: Badingquiying, Andrew T. Smith, Richard B. Harris
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
Subjects:
biodiversity conservation
livestock grazing
ochotona curzoniae
plateau pika
rangeland degradation
qinghai-tibetan plateau
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2018.1447190
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