Though on a global scale, for ecological reasons, increased forest cover is universally
regarded as positive, on a local scale, the reforestation of arable land may pose threats to …

Changes in forest landscapes have been connected with human activity for centuries and
can be considered one of the main driving forces of change from a global perspective. The …

Landscape changes in the Carpathians are related to centuries of human activity, which can
be regarded as the key component of global change. Changes in mountainous regions are …

This study investigates the intricate and enduring interplay of historical events, human
activities, and natural processes shaping the landscape of North European Plain in western …

One of the most problematic forms of nature protection in Poland relates to landscape parks.
They include the most valuable landscapes, but the areas within the landscape park still …

Land cover changes result mainly from anthropogenic determinants (historical and socio-
economic processes), but natural factors may also play an important role. The processes of …

Historic land use can exert strong land-use legacies, ie, long-lasting effects on ecosystems,
but the importance of land-use legacies, alongside other factors, for subsequent forest-cover …

Abstract Human impact on Central European forests dates back thousands of years. In this
study we reanalyzed 36 published pollen data sets with robust chronologies from Polish …

Many studies have recently been devoted to the study of landscape change, and some have
even focused on an analysis of the dynamics of forest cover change. However, few of the …

The karst landscapes of the Mediterranean are regarded as some of the most vulnerable,
fragile, and complex systems in the world. They hold a particularly interesting group of small …