The drastic loss of seminatural grasslands and the decrease in species diversity in Europe
during the 20th century are closely linked to social-economic factors. Development in …

Question: We asked how landscape configuration and present management influence plant
species richness and abundance of habitat specialists in grasslands in a 'modern'(much …

A decrease of habitat and species diversity in agricultural landscapes, mainly as a result of
the decline of semi-natural grasslands, has been shown in several studies. However, no …

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 …

Habitat loss and fragmentation of natural and semi-natural habitats are considered as major
threats to plant species richness. Recently several studies have pinpointed the need to …

Plant species richness in rural landscapes of northern Europe has been positively
influenced by traditional management for millennia. Owing to abandonment of these …

Extensive changes in land cover during the 20th century are known to have had detrimental
effects on biodiversity in rural landscapes, but the magnitude of change and their ecological …

Restoration of semi-natural grasslands by cattle grazing is among the most practical options
for reversing the decline of northern European floristic diversity, but no studies on this …

The reformation of the Swedish agricultural system, about 150years ago, drastically
changed the use of semi-natural grasslands. Grassland plant diversity has declined due to …

Past semi-natural grassland extent is thought to have a major influence on contemporary
species richness in rural landscapes. The loss of grasslands over the last 300years was …