Spatial environmental heterogeneity (EH) is an important driver of species diversity, and its
influence on species richness has been analysed for numerous taxa, in diverse ecological …

Halting current rates of biodiversity loss will be a defining challenge of the 21st century. To
assess the effectiveness of strategies to achieve this goal, indicators and tools are required …

Abstract Tree related Microhabitats (hereafter TreMs) have been widely recognized as
important substrates and structures for biodiversity in both commercial and protected forests …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 101–112 Abstract Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes can be
increased with conversion of some production lands into 'more‐natural'–unmanaged or …

Simple rules for landscape management seem elusive because different species and
species groups are associated with different land cover types; a change in landscape …

Functional biodiversity research explores drivers and functional consequences of
biodiversity changes. Land use change is a major driver of changes of biodiversity and of …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Biodiversity loss from deforestation may be partly offset by the expansion of secondary
forests and plantation forestry in the tropics. However, our current knowledge of the value of …

Purpose Land use is a main driver of global biodiversity loss and its environmental
relevance is widely recognized in research on life cycle assessment (LCA). The inherent …

1. The loss of semi-natural grasslands in agro-ecosystems has increased the importance of
adequate management of remaining grasslands. Recommendations for intensive grazing …