Conservation and restoration are crucial to maintaining a wide range of functions and
services in wetlands, but it is difficult to find a reasonable and resource-efficient …

Aim Habitat loss and degradation pose a major threat to biodiversity, which can result in the
extinction of habitat characteristic species. However, many species exhibit a delayed …

Species monitoring is the regular observation and recording of changes in status and trend
of species in a certain territory. The primary purpose of monitoring is to collect information …

Although semi-natural grasslands in Europe are declining there is often a time delay in the
local extinction of grassland species due to development of remnant populations, ie …

In recent years abandonment of traditional management of mountain grasslands has been
observed throughout Central Europe. However, the impact of abandonment on vegetation of …

We provide a synthesis of how the regional fauna of land snails, a flagship group among
invertebrates, is distributed across ecosystems and how that translates to conservation …

Biodiversity now is considered a highly valuable material, providing manifold services of
high importance for the well-being of humankind. However, biodiversity globally is rapidly …

Semi-natural grasslands (SNG) are ecosystems whose characteristics can only be
maintained by continuous human husbandry. Extensive management without ploughing …

Question To what extent is restoration of vegetation in coastal grasslands delayed by
accumulation of nutrients after abandonment of traditional management and subsequent …

Short-rotation forest plantations with hybrid aspen on abandoned agricultural land are a
novel use of land in eastern and northern Europe; however, to date, their impact on floristic …