Study site (a) and A. pedunculata (b) in arid desert steppe in northern China. Two scenes were compared: limited grazing (c) to only winter and free grazing (d) throughout the year. Taken by Hongxiao Yang.

 
 
  Part of: Yang H, Xu C, Chu J, Chen J, Gan H, Zhou Z (2022) A rare shrub species as flagship for conserving desert steppe in arid Inner Mongolia. Nature Conservation 48: 83-93. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.48.79902