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Many grasslands worldwide are undergoing succession to woody vegetation, causing complex effects on carbon (C) sequestration, nutrient cycling and bio...

Protected natural areas often inherit legacies of altered habitat and predator-prey dynamics. Extirpation of top predators and ecosystem engineers mod...

Because of changing land-use practices and abandonment, many European calcareous grasslands are under increasing threat. In order to protect those gra...

Farmland birds have experienced substantial declines over recent decades and various conservation measures have been designed to halt their massive de...

Transmission of parasites between host species affects host population dynamics, interspecific competition, and ecosystem structure and function. In a...

In many parts of the world, changes in agricultural land-use have led to significant declines of bird species, including aerial insectivores such as b...

Natural and human-generated disturbances are widely acknowledged as key drivers of biological invasions. Understanding the role of spatial patterns of...

Beach evening primrose Oenothera drummondii is a perennial plant native to the southern USA and adjacent parts of Mexico that invades coastal habitats...

Modern methods of crop production are regarded as one of the major factors moderating ecosystem processes in agricultural landscapes and may negativel...

The modification of landscapes is increasing the interface between humans and wildlife, while conflicts concerning predator impacts on human activitie...