Preface
Authors and Affiliations
Part 1: Steppe Regions
1. Abiotic and biotic determinants of Steppe Productivity and Performance - a view from Central Asia
K Wesche, J Treiber
2. The Steppe Biome in Russia: Ecosystem Services, Conservation Status, and Actual Challenges
IE Smelansky, AA Tishkov
3. Steppes of Kazakhstan: Diversity and present State
EI Rachkovskaya, TM Braginа
4. The Central Anatolian Steppe
H Kürschner, G Parolly
5. Ukrainian Steppes in the past, at present and in the future
I Korotchenko, M Peregrym
6. Cessation of Traditional Management reduces the Diversity of Steppe-like Grasslands in Romania through litter accumulation
E Ruprecht
7. Past trends, present state and future prospects of Hungarian Forest-Steppes
Zs Molnár, M Biró, S Bartha, G Fekete
8. The dry Grasslands in Slovakia: history, classification and management
D Dúbravková, M Hajnalová
9. Iberian steppes
H Sainz Ollero, MA van Staalduinen
Part 2: Degradation
10. Pastoral Degradation of Steppe ecosystems in Central Mongolia
SN Bazha, PD Gunin, EV Danzhalova, YuI Drobyshev, AV Prishcepa
11. Plant Functional Types across Dune Fixation Stages in the Chinese Steppe zone and their applicability for Restoration of the Desertified Land
M Dong, J Qiao, X Ye, G Liu, Y Chu
12. Population Dynamics of a Key Steppe Species in a Changing World: the critically endangered Saiga Antelope
VM Neronov, AA Lushchekina, TYu Karimova, NYu Arylova
13. The Przewalski's horse and its reintroduction in the steppe of Hustai National Park, Mongolia
P Wit, N Bandi, I Bouman, MA van Staalduinen
Part 3: Climate Change
14. Transformation of Steppe communities of Yakutia due to Climatic Change and Anthropogenic Impact