Land-use changes, both in terms of land abandonment and intensification, have led to
fragmentation and loss of traditional agricultural habitats. Extensive grazing is among the …

In biodiversity conservation of agriculture‐driven landscapes, grasslands have an
outstanding importance; their conservation became a top priority both in research and …

Seed banks represent an important, but large ly undiscovered and underapprec iated
component of grass land vegetation dynamics. Given its importance, our aim was to provide …

Aim Biodiversity drives the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions related to carbon and
nutrient cycling (ecosystem multifunctionality, EMF), and biodiversity and ecosystem …

Aims Understanding fine‐grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental
for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database …

In the Palaearctic steppe zone, overgrazing was identified as one of the key drivers of
declining grassland biodiversity, which underlines the necessity of the functional evaluation …

Complex socio-economic, political and demographic factors have driven the increased
conversion of Europe's semi-natural grasslands to intensive pastures. This trend is …

In nature conservation today, there is a global problem with the aggressive expansion of
invasive plant species and the conservation of valuable grassland vegetation. Based on this …

Two of the main principles of global and national conservation strategies consist in focusing
on the most species-rich and most vulnerable ecosystems. In this study, we investigated the …

Halting the loss of grassland biodiversity and restoring degraded ecosystems are high
priority tasks in the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Sowing low-diversity seed mixtures is widely …