During the last centuries, land use in Europe intensified, which has led to a drastic decrease
in the cover of semi-natural grasslands. In Sweden, much of the lost grasslands was turned …

Plant species richness in central and northern European seminatural grasslands is often
more closely linked to past than present habitat configuration, which is indicative of an …

Deciduous forests in much of southern Sweden are often located on former 'in‐field'sites
close to farms and villages. The more distant 'out‐field'sites are almost always dominated by …

The traditional agriculture in Europe favoured numerous plant and animal species that are
presently declining. Integrated studies based on various sources are needed in order to …

The forest ecosystems in northern Europe have undergone extensive changes over the last
200 years. We present the first detailed account on how modern forest management has …

The influence of pre-industrial animal husbandry on the boreal forest in south-central
Sweden has been studied by pollen and charcoal analyses of peat profiles from two mires in …

The study characterizes historical land-use change and the development of semi-natural
grassland habitats, over 274 years, within a mosaic agricultural landscape (22km2) on the …

The aim of the work underlying this thesis was to study the historical variability of deciduous
trees and deciduous forests in northern Sweden. To ascertain the effects of forest fires and …

Questions Can signs of 19th century grassland management, which can be observed in the
flora immediately (2–4 yrs) after clear‐cutting in boreonemoral Sweden, still remain 4 yrs …

Remaining deciduous forests in the Fennoscandian boreal landscape have high ecological
value, and are considered as key components of the forest landscape as well as remnants of …