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September 19, 2025Science

Climate rather than overgrazing explains most rangeland primary productivity change in Mongolia

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APAvralt-Od PurevjavWorld Bank TATumenkhusel AvirmedPalo Alto University SWSteven W. WilcoxUtah State University

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Observational analysis found climate change drives long-term primary productivity changes in Mongolian rangelands, highlighting the limited impact of overgrazing.

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Climate change significantly drives long-term changes in rangeland primary productivity, surpassing the effects of overgrazing.
Weather fluctuations impact primary productivity more than changes in livestock herd size, which affects productivity only modestly.
Analysis used spatially disaggregated data from Mongolia between 1984 and 2024 to assess ecological impacts.
Recognizing climate as a more critical factor may shift focus from traditional concerns about overgrazing.

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Purevjav et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d464ea31b076d99fa64154 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn0005

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Observational analysis found climate change drives long-term primary productivity changes in Mongolian rangelands, highlighting the limited impact of overgrazing.

Climate rather than overgrazing explains most rangeland primary productivity change in Mongolia

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Climate rather than overgrazing explains most rangeland primary productivity change in Mongolia

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