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Agri-environment schemes attempt to counteract the loss of biodiversity and associated ecosystem services such as pollination and natural pest control...

Lowland Calluna-dominated heathlands are a high priority for conservation in Europe. As an anthropogenic subclimax community they require regular mana...

Agricultural intensification promoted by the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has driven the decline of farmland and steppe bird populations....

Identifying the habitat features that influence habitat selection and enhance fitness is critical for effective management. Ecological theory predicts...

Using knowledge of leaf functional traits, such as those forming the leaf economics spectrum (LES), to understand plant responses to environmental cha...

Exotic weeds and woody plants have invaded many grasslands, and prescribed grazing is one management technique used to combat these plants. Prescribed...

The return of invertebrate animals to rehabilitated mine pits is desirable for the reestablishment of ecosystem functioning. A long-term ant monitorin...

Increasing concern over the environmental impact of agriculture in Europe has led to the introduction of agri-environment schemes. These schemes compe...

An important target for conservation planning is the minimum amount of habitat needed in a landscape to ensure the persistence of a species. Appropria...

Restoration of high plant species diversity to sites where it has been reduced by intensive grassland management requires identification of appropriat...