The current checklist of spiders from Left-Bank Ukraine includes 741 species in 270 genera
and 34 families. The families Linyphiidae (215 species, 29% of the fauna), Gnaphosidae (83 …

1. Grassland ecosystems have been used worldwide for food production through pastoral
and cropping activities. In these ecosystems, spiders constitute important mesopredators …

In Europe, many open agroecosystems of high nature value such as semi-natural
grasslands and heathlands are prone to changes in land use, which threaten their …

Being an essential driving factor in dry grassland ecosystems, uncontrolled fires can cause
damage to isolated natural areas. We investigated a case of a small-scale mid-summer fire …

Changes in land use management in agricultural areas can affect the biodiversity of spider
families. This study aimed to evaluate spider diversity in different land use systems with …

Semi-natural forests and dry grasslands are highly fragmented and influenced by human
activity. Despite the small area, they serve as the refuge for habitat-specific species and …

The goals of the study were to illustrate how parameters of steppe marmot settlements
change after abandonment of livestock grazing, to evaluate differences in vegetation …

Recent decades have seen increased awareness of the double-edged effects of grazing.
Grazing is necessary for the long-term maintenance of relict steppic grasslands but is …

In recent years, the continued loss and fragmentation of steppe has caused decreased
ecosystem functions and species losses in insect diversity. In the 2000s, the Chinese …

Grazing disturbance affects an extensive area of the Monte desert (Argentina). Arthropods
are the main faunistic component of the Monte and play key roles in ecosystem processes …