Regional distribution and biodiversity perspectives of Finnish grasslands Page 1 Regional
distribution and biodiversity perspectives of Finnish grasslands SONJA KIVINEN Kivinen …

Semi-natural grasslands are amongst our most species rich habitat types and house many
threatened plant and animal species. These grasslands suffer from both quality …

This thesis examines the local and regional scale determinants of biodiversity patterns using
existing species and environmental data. The research focuses on agricultural environments …

Four national level indicators of the state of farmland biodiversity indicate that Finnish
farmland biodiversity is declining. The area of meadows has decreased to< 1% of what it …

In this study the variation in species richness, species composition and habitat specificity is
examined among all land patches in a 43-ha landscape in W Norway, created by traditional …

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 …

The semi-natural grasslands were inventoried in the province of South Karelia (Finland) in
1992, 1993 and 1996. Altogether 89 different sites were found, covering a total area of 97 …

Northern Europe is in the forest zone, but wild megaherbivores have maintained grass-
dominated vegetation here for the last 1.8 million years. Continuity of the grassland biome …

To determine the importance of field boundary habitats for farmland biodiversity, we
surveyed a total of 193 boundaries from four climatically and agriculturally dissimilar regions …

About 17% of the territory of Western and Northern Europe (including the western part of
Central Europe) is covered by grasslands. Of these 1/5 are natural grasslands, mainly in …