This chapter describes the diversity of the Auchenorrhyncha, for which the authors apply the
common name" true hoppers" as shorthand for leafhoppers, planthoppers, treehoppers …

European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) are
main small game species of conservation concern in Mediterranean ecosystems. To date …

Prairie reconstruction has become a common method for reestablishing tallgrass prairie
communities in the central United States. With the objective of creating plant communities …

Seminatural grasslands are important biodiversity hotspots, but they are increasingly
degraded by intensive agriculture. Grassland restoration is considered to be promising in …

Grassland insect diversity in many parts of the world is severely threatened by recent
deterioration caused by global change and human activities. Insect species richness and …

Local habitat management and landscape composition are main factors in determining the
abundance and diversity of conservation biological control agents. In Midwestern USA, the …

Tallgrass prairie is the most endangered ecosystem in North America, with less than one
percent of its original extent remaining. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has restored over …

The global biodiversity crisis is driven by habitat changes to meet escalating food demands
and is particularly evident in Mediterranean Europe through agricultural intensification and …

The phyllosphere is an important but underestimated habitat for a variety of microorganisms,
with limited knowledge about leaf endophytes as a crucial component of the phyllosphere …

Testing restoration methods is essential for the development of restoration ecology as a
science. It is also important to monitor a range of taxa, not just plants which have been the …