The impacts of agricultural land use are far-reaching and extend to areas outside
production. This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems …

Agri-environmental measures (AEM) are incentive-based instruments in the European
Union (EU) that provide payments to farmers for voluntary environmental commitments …

Many bats are threatened by habitat loss, but opportunities to manage their habitats are now
increasing. Success of management depends greatly on the capacity to determine where …

The effects of land abandonment on biodiversity have received considerable attention by
scholars, but results are far from conclusive. Different cultural traditions of scientists seem to …

The dehesa (oak woodland) is an extensive agro-pastoral ecosystem characteristic of the
Western Mediterranean countries which is suffering a great transformation process since …

Habitat-suitability modelling is being increasingly used as a tool for conservation biology.
Although studies at large spatial scales are more appropriate for reserve design and …

Among birds, breeding numbers are mainly limited by two resources of major importance:
food supply and nest-site availability. Here, we investigated how differences in land-use and …

Mediterranean ecosystems are rich in wildlife species and habitats. In the last decades
human pressure is increasing in lowland and coastal areas, while mountainous and island …

The lesser kestrel is a Globally Threatened Species which large decline has been related to
recent agricultural changes in European pseudo-steppes. Irrigation is considered as one of …

In modelling spatial distribution of species, ignoring spatial autocorrelation (SA) and
multicollinearity may lead to false ecological conclusions. Here we take into account both …