This paper explores the conceptual common ground between visual and ecological
landscape indicators. Indicators can be used to summarise complex information about …

Many grasslands and arable fields have been abandoned in Europe in the last decades. So
far, however, ecologists have not been able to establish one general, unifying theory for …

Litter layers have a negative effect on seedling recruitment in many ecosystems.
Successional fen grasslands are characterized by the built-up of litter layers which might be …

Question: Can the biodiversity of fens in Europe and North America be maintained through
the use of grazing (especially cattle grazing), fire, and/or cutting? Location: European and …

We investigated plant reproduction in relation to genetic structure, population size, and
habitat quality in 13 populations of the rare biennial plant Pedicularis palustris with 3–28500 …

The response of bacterial communities to environmental change may affect local to global
nutrient cycles. However the dynamics of these communities following disturbance are …

Wet grasslands of nature conservation importance have been maintained for centuries by
agricultural management such as grazing and mowing for hay, but are now threatened by …

Due to agricultural intensification and cessation of traditional land use, alkaline fens of the
Caricion davallianae alliance (EU-FFH 7230) are among the most endangered ecosystems …

Theeffects of light competition and litter on seedling recruitment and theperformance of
established individuals were examined in Violapalustris. This polycarpic perennial plant was …

Cessation of traditional mowing management has been the main threat to fen biodiversity for
many decades; shrubs and trees expand and target plant and animal species decline. In …