Compared to many other European landscapes such as on the Iberian Peninsula, in the
Abruzz and Apennine Mountains in Italy and especially in many eastern and southeastern …

Grazed wooded landscapes have played a crucial role in the history of the European
countryside. From the Neolithic, wood-pastures have been at the heart of subsistence …

Wood pastures with pollard trees have been a common land-use type across Europe. The
trees, besides having positive environmental effects on livestock, served as important source …

Agroforestry is a new name for a rather old practice. From a historical point of view, various
agroforestry systems existed in Europe, of which the wood pastures (Neolithicum), the …

Grazed wooded landscapes have played a crucial role in the history of the European
countryside. From the Neolithic, wood-pastures have been at the heart of subsistence …

Integrated management of natural resources and the multiple use of trees and forests have
prevailed in most European societies since prehistoric times. In the Middle Ages, expanding …

Wooded grasslands have always played an important role in rural life with changing issues:
They are of high importance for questions of biodiversity, soil, and water resources and in …

In addition to administrative regulation, it is necessary to engage in practical maintenance
measures in order to ensure the continued existence of typical Central European pasture …

Agroforestry systems are traditional land use systems that were and are used in Europe.
They can be defined as those land use systems which involve two main components …

Future woodland management and regeneration rely on decisions that are often driven by
current cultural choices and ecological knowledge. What is the contribution of historical data …