In the last decades, there have been large areas of agricultural land that were abandoned in
Europe, producing significant social and environmental impacts. Land abandonment is a …

Flooded rice fields can provide habitats for wetland species and ecosystem services similar
to those of natural wetlands. During the last three decades, however, farming practices and …

Citizen science has a long history in the ecological sciences and has made substantial
contributions to science, education, and society. Developments in information technology …

The variability in the amount and configuration of broad habitat types in the landscape,
together with their structural complexity, influence observed biodiversity patterns. When …

Climate change and land use change often interact, altering biodiversity in unexpected
ways. Research into climate change–land use change (CC–LUC) interactions has so far …

Recent studies have characterized the influence of agroecosystems on biodiversity.
However, a set of components associated with the management of these areas is still …

Farmland abandonment is increasing worldwide. Concurrently, some conservationists view
this as an opportunity for biodiversity restoration (ie, rewilding). Due to a lack of data …

Agriculture provides a wide range of ecosystem services and has the potential to contribute
to biodiversity conservation. In Japan, many of the resources associated with …

Abstract Context The Mediterranean basin is characterized by a heterogeneous landscape
historically shaped by human activities. Land abandonment and extensive monocultures …

Context The concept of landscape heterogeneity is central to species conservation; yet
understanding the processes by which heterogeneity affects species can be challenging in …