Details of the vegetation indices calculated from the Sentinel-2 and Landsat data.

Details of the vegetation indices calculated from the Sentinel-2 and Landsat data.</p

Random forest predicted abundance for the Narati study area.

(a) A. uralensis, (b) M. obscurus, (c) M. centralis, (d) S. tianshanica and (e) S. asper using trapline data, and (f) E. tancrei, and (g) M. baibacina using transect data.</p

Top five EO-derived variables identified by the boruta feature selection analysis as important for each small mammal species for Sary Mogul.

Top five EO-derived variables identified by the boruta feature selection analysis as important for each small mammal species for Sary Mogul.</p

Random forest predicted abundance for the Sary Mogul study area.

(a) C. migratorius and (b) M. gregalis using the trapline survey data, and (c) E. tancrei and (d) M. gregalis using the transect survey data.</p

Remote sensing variables identified by the boruta feature selection analysis as important for each small mammal species for the Narati transect data.

Remote sensing variables identified by the boruta feature selection analysis as important for each small mammal species for the Narati transect data.</p

Remote sensing variables identified by the boruta feature selection analysis as important for each small mammal species for Sary Mogul.

Remote sensing variables identified by the boruta feature selection analysis as important for each small mammal species for Sary Mogul.</p

Confusion matrix for the Sary Mogul land cover classification.

Confusion matrix for the Sary Mogul land cover classification.</p

Number of Landsat images included in the image collections for the respective compositing periods.

Number of Landsat images included in the image collections for the respective compositing periods.</p

Main habitats present at the Sary Mogul study site.

Main habitats present at the Sary Mogul study site.</p

Main habitats present at the Narati study site.

(a) Lower-altitude mixed woodland and grassland. (b) Deciduous woodland in valleys. (c) Arable agriculture. (d) Higher-altitude mixed coniferous woodland and grassland. (e) Grassland (including mown areas). (f) High-altitude grassland.</p