The importance of trees for woody pasture bird diversity and effects of the European Union's tree density policy

S Jakobsson, R Lindborg - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent reforms in the Common Agricultural Policy aim for a greening of the subsidy system
with potential improvements for biodiversity conservation. As part of that process, the tree …

Governing nature by numbers—EU subsidy regulations do not capture the unique values of woody pastures

S Jakobsson, R Lindborg - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Reviving wood-pastures for biodiversity and people: A case study from western Estonia

M Roellig, LME Sutcliffe, M Sammul, H von Wehrden… - Ambio, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Post hoc assessment of stand structure across European wood-pastures: implications for land use policy

M Roellig, A Costa, M Garbarino, J Hanspach… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Contrasting multi-taxa functional diversity patterns along vegetation structure gradients of woody pastures

S Jakobsson, H Wood, J Ekroos, R Lindborg - Biodiversity and …, 2020 - Springer
Woody pastures represent keystone habitats for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes,
contributing to increased resource availability, landscape heterogeneity and structural …

European Union tree density limits do not reflect bat diversity in wood-pastures

H Wood, R Lindborg, S Jakobsson - Biological conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Exploring the effects of pasture trees on plant community patterns

S Jakobsson, J Plue, SAO Cousins… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

How to bring historical forms into the future?: An exploration of Swedish semi-natural grasslands

M Stenseke, R Lindborg, S Jakobsson… - Nature, Temporality …, 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …

[PDF][PDF] An exploration of Swedish semi-natural grasslands

M Stenseke, R Lindborg, S Jakobsson, M Sandberg - 2016 - researchgate.net
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 …

EU tree density limits in wooded pastures and their effects on bat populations within traditional agricultural landscapes

H WooD - 2016 - diva-portal.org
EU TREE DENSITy LIMITS IN WooDED PASTURES AND THEIR EFFECTS oN BAT
PoPULATIoNS WITHIN TRADITIoNAL AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES Page 1 Master’s thesis …