A vast majority of European farmers are dependent on EU subsidies, which makes subsidy regulations through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) powerful tools in shaping …
Wood-pastures are associated with high cultural and biodiversity values in Europe. However, due to their relatively low productivity, large areas of wood-pastures have been …
Europe's woodland and savanna rangelands, often part of silvopastoral systems known as wood-pastures, are deteriorating because of abandonment that leads to return to a forested …
Woody pastures represent keystone habitats for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes, contributing to increased resource availability, landscape heterogeneity and structural …
Abstract The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) recommends subsidies are only granted for wood-pastures with< 100 trees/ha. This guidance exists despite these …
Questions We aim to answer three questions:(a) what are the effects of canopy shading of different tree species on seed germination of eight understorey grassland species?(b) how …
Semi-natural grasslands are one of the most species-rich habitats in Europe, hosting a significant flora and fauna of invertebrates, birds and mammals (Pykälä 2000; Lindborg et al …
Semi-natural grasslands are one of the most species-rich habitats in Europe, hosting a significant flora and fauna of invertebrates, birds and mammals (Pykälä 2000; Lindborg et al …