Around 20 per cent of the Earth's land surface (excluding Antarctica) supports grasslands of
varying degrees of naturalness from those that are in pristine state to those that are …

In many successional series, grass species play an important role in mid-successional
stages. Using calcareous sand ecosystems in the northern upper Rhine valley (Germany) as …

In this study we examine the restoration of sand grassland target communities (belonging to
Koelerio-Corynephoretea, Festuco-Brometea) on bare ground. A field experiment was …

To examine the necessity of livestock grazing for managing threatened sand vegetation so
as to ensure and develop its nature-conservation value, we investigated a grazing system in …

Maßnahmen des Vertragsnaturschutzes sind ein breit akzeptiertes Instrument des
integrativen Naturschutzes. Im Gegensatz zur Landwirtschaft sind Umfang und Wirkungen …

We used Jurinea cyanoides as a model plant species to ask the question whether sheep
play a dual role in enabling the establishment of a rare species (1) by epizoochorous …

Sampling of soil seed banks is known to be methodologically difficult, as diaspore
distribution in soil is often patchy. Especially rare plant species are inherently difficult to …

Zusammenfassung Das Vorkommen von Sandökosystemen im Binnenland (Flugsand-und
Decksandfelder, Dünen) ist vor allem an Sand-Akkumulationen der vorletzten Eiszeit (in …

Reintroducing endangered plant species is an important conservation strategy. However,
only a few studies evaluate their long-term reintroduction success. Because such …

The impact of cattle grazing on selected characteristic and dominant plant species of three
sandy grassland communities in northwestern Germany (Spergulo-Corynep ho retum …