The conceptual framework of biocultural heritage allows for new approaches to heritage,
nature conservation, landscape planning and development goals, providing means to …

Environmental change is disrupting mutualisms between organisms worldwide. Reported
declines in insect populations and changes in pollinator community compositions in …

For a diverse pollinator fauna it is important that pollen and nectar are available over the
entire summer at spatially relevant scales. Semi-natural hay meadows are among the most …

Remaining patches of semi-natural grasslands are hot spots for biodiversity in modern
agricultural landscapes. In Sweden semi-natural pastures cover approximately 500,000 ha …

Semi-natural hay meadows are among the most biodiversity-rich terrestrial ecosystems, and
are managed for conservation purposes in most of Europe, including Sweden. Romania has …

Climate change can have a negative impact on agricultural production and food security.
Vice versa, agricultural practices themselves contribute to climate change because of land …

Within Europe concerns are rising for the loss of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) as
agricultural communities continue to abandon traditional practices. TEK consists of a …

Currently, we are experiencing biodiversity loss on different spatial scales. One of the best
studied taxonomic groups in decline is the butterflies. Here, we review evidence for such …

The aim of this study was to compare the butterfly assemblages in semi‐natural pastures
and power‐line corridors and to analyse the effects of vegetation height, occurrence of trees …

Objective: To review the recent research into human‐mediated dispersal (HMD) in the
European rural landscape, and explore the potential positive aspect of HMD for grassland …