Species-rich herbaceous communities, such as prairies, steppes, meadows and pastures,
have a high biodiversity value. There is considerable interest in the loss of these complex …

The present loss of species‐rich grasslands makes it vital to restore these valuable habitat
types, including novel habitat variants such as road verges. Due to the lack of knowledge on …

Urban Ecology: An Introduction seeks to open the reader's mind and eyes to the way in
which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for …

The soil is a fundamental constituent of the Earth's system, maintaining a careful state of
equilibrium within the biosphere. However, this natural balance is being increasingly …

Habitat factors including topography and soil nutrients affect the formation of understory
plant diversity patterns on a small spatial scale. Assessing the combination of suitable …

Abstract Biodiversity of Central European semi-natural upland grasslands is steadily
declining, due to either abandonment or management intensification. Although there are …

The relation between landscape structure and its drivers is a central issue in studies of
landscape ecology. However, agricultural land fragmentation is dealt with in only a few such …

Aims We investigated urban grasslands to:(1) explore current patterns of plant species
richness in high‐maintenance vs low‐maintenance grasslands,(2) investigate …

Plant diversity was shown to influence the N cycle, but plant diversity effects on other
nutrients remain unclear. We tested whether plant species richness or the …

Questions: Which environmental and management factors determine plant species
composition in semi‐natural grasslands within a local study area? Are vegetation and …