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Agricultural intensification, afforestation and land abandonment are major drivers of biodiversity loss in semi-natural grasslands across Europe. Reve...
Read moreChanges in livestock grazing regimes are among the most important drivers of species loss and decrease in functional diversity world-wide. However, ta...
Read moreChanges in the Marais Poitevin wetland, France, are described. The area of grasslands decreased by 50% between 1970 and 1995, principally as a result ...
Read morePermanent grassland (PG) provides multiple ecosystem services. However, there is increasing concern regarding the decreased multifunctionality of PGs,...
Read moreIn mountains, grasslands managed for livestock production sustain local economies, culture and identity. However, their future fodder production is hi...
Read moreSemi-natural grasslands are among the richest European ecosystems in terms of biodiversity. However, they have been severely affected by farming inten...
Read moreClimate change is rarely taken into consideration in conservation management strategies aimed at protecting biodiversity from other threats. We examin...
Read moreSeveral recent studies have considered the relative effects of local vs. landscape factors on diversity of several animal taxa in grasslands. However,...
Read moreBoth nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) enrichment have been identified to drive plant species losses from nutrient-poor semi-natural grasslands. The rel...
Read moreThere is a long-term trend of depopulation of rural areas and pasture abandonment throughout the Alps. This trend peaked after the Second World War an...
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