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The effects of experimental trampling due to hikers, horses, and motorcycles were studied in a Festuca idahoensis/Poa pratensis meadow and in a Pinus ...

Implementing multi-use forest management to account for both commercial and non-commercial ecosystem services is gaining increased global recognition....

Ground-vegetation succession was analysed at 4 Swedish coniferous sites (dominated by Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris, or both species) 8-16 years after...

Fragmentation of habitat, for example by intensive agricultural practices, can be detrimental to local biodiversity. However, it often remains unclear...

Afforestation of agricultural land has become an important issue in Europe during the past two decades. In particular, broadleaf plantations have been...

Despite urbanization being a major driver of land-use change globally, there have been few attempts to quantify and map ecosystem service provision at...

In view of the use of salt marshes along the southern shores of Hudson Bay as breeding grounds and feeding areas by lesser snow geese and Canada geese...

Perennial bioenergy systems, such as switchgrass and restored prairies, are alternatives to commonly used annual monocultures such as maize. Perennial...

In California's Central Valley, most native grasslands have been destroyed or degraded due to invasion, farming and development. Grassland restoration...

Desertification is of critical concern because it may affect 40% of the global land area inhabited by more than 1 billion people. During the process o...