Agricultural activities and their complex effects on nature conservation, and the services that
ecosystems deliver to humans are controversial. We present an overview of land …

Grasslands are globally distributed and naturally occurring; however, in Europe, most
grasslands are anthropogenically created or altered by livestock grazing or mowing. Low …

The scientific production on rural depopulation has grown in recent years. However, a global
picture of the research carried out on this topic does not exist. The aim of this study is to …

Farmland abandonment in Europe is a major problem because of environmental,
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …

For millennia, mankind has shaped landscapes, particularly through agriculture. In Europe,
the age-old interaction between humans and ecosystems strongly influenced the cultural …

Birds of prey have been, in comparison to other avian groups, an uncommon study model,
mainly due to the limitations imposed by their conservative life strategy (low population …

Agricultural land abandonment is a policy challenge, especially for areas with unfavorable
conditions for agriculture and remote and mountainous areas. Agricultural abandonment is …

Land-use/land-cover change is the most important factor in causing biodiversity loss. The
Mediterranean region has been affected by antropic disturbance for thousands of years, and …

Biodiversity in rangelands is decreasing, due to intense utilization for livestock production
and conversion of rangeland into cropland; yet the outlook of rangeland biodiversity has not …

Natural forest re-growth reflects a decline in traditional agricultural practices that can be
observed worldwide. Over the last few decades, natural forest re-growth has replaced much …