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Land-use change is the main driver of deforestation and land degradation resulting in the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in north-east...

Management of high-nature-value (HNV) grasslands follows agri-environmental schemes across large areas of Europe. Long-term agreements and restriction...

Ecological phenomena exist at multiple scales, but measurements of diversity frequently consider only the smallest scale, that of the original sample ...

The global expansion of forest plantations at the expense of natural forests, especially old-growth forests, raises concerns about habitat loss and a ...

Large-scale decreases in the groundwater table in western parts of the lower Rhine area, Germany, have led to changes in species composition of Alnus ...

Gross ecosystem product (GEP) is the aggregate economic value of the final goods and services of the ecosystem produced within a given area, providing...

The value of non-commodity ecosystem services provided by forests is widely recognized, but intensive forest management practices are increasing, with...

Smallholder farmers are some of the poorest and most food insecure people on Earth. Their high nutritional and economic reliance on home-grown produce...

Management decisions are increasingly based on matrix models intended to predict the long-term fate of endangered species. However, certain elements o...

Conservation decisions must be made with limited funding and incomplete information. Ecological surveys can help reduce uncertainty and, in turn, pote...