Biodiversity loss is one of the most relevant consequences of climate change. Therefore,
identifying areas and environmental features that allow certain organisms to be less …

Local biodiversity hotspots are often located within regions where extreme and variable
environmental–eg, climatic and soil–conditions occur. These areas are conservation …

Microrefugia are small areas that support favourable climate and allow species to persist
during regional and global climate changes. Dolines in karst landscapes may provide such …

In this study, the objects of research were circular and concave karstic depressions, called
sinkholes or dolines. All these negative topographic anomalies were previously recognized …

Species can survive periods of unfavorable conditions in small areas that are protected from
climate-related disturbances, such as increasing temperature and severe drought. These …

Karst dolines, as geomorphologically diverse natural landforms, usually exhibit more or less
steep microclimatic gradients that provide a mosaic of diverse microhabitat conditions …

We analyzed plants and their traits in dolines, which are characteristic enclosed terrain
depressions on carbonate (karst) plateaus. These landforms range from a few meters to over …

Fragmented natural habitats within human-transformed landscapes play a key role in
preserving biodiversity. Ants as keystone species are essential elements of terrestrial …

Due to the intensified land use in transformed landscapes, grassland biodiversity is often
restricted to habitat fragments inadequate for arable use or for urban development. In …

Semi-natural grasslands are characterized by high biodiversity and require multifaceted
approaches to monitor their biodiversity. Moreover, grasslands comprise a multitude of …