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Table 2 Seasonal range use of argali ( Ovis ammon hodgsoni ) and livestock groups and their spatial overlap 50% and 95% Volume contours (VC) represent the intensity of usage of areas

From: No longer tracking greenery in high altitudes: Pastoral practices of Rupshu nomads and their implications for biodiversity conservation

Season

50% Volume contours (km2)

95% Volume contours (km2)

Overlap (%)

Argali

Livestock

Overlap

Argali

Livestock

Overlap

50% VC

95% VC

Summer

28.55

7.26

0

109.01

32.1

19.43

0

13.67

Winter

36.83

24.03

7.85

136.8

141.4

167.6

12.93

60.24

Argali summer vs livestock winter

28.55

24.03

2.41

109.01

141.4

90.78

4.61

36.25

  1. In the Tso Kar basin of Eastern Ladakh, India.