Mongolian marmot burrow influences an occupancy of Isabelline wheatear

Finding food in a changing world: Small‐scale foraging habitat preferences of an insectivorous passerine in the Alps

“…Despite field observations suggesting marmots as potential nest predators, benefits of association with marmots seem to persist. Marmots maintain structural heterogeneity and accessible habitat by creating patches of bare ground, keeping the vegetation short, and potentially improving arthropod abundance and species richness (Ballová et al, 2019;Buyandelger et al, 2021;Buyandelger & Otgonbayar, 2022;Davidson et al, 2012). writing -review and editing (lead).…”