Disturbance is an important component of many ecosystems, and variations in disturbance
regime can affect ecosystem and community structure and functioning. The “intermediate …

▪ Abstract In the search to identify factors that make some plant species troublesome
invaders, many studies have compared various measures of native and alien invasive plant …

A general model is presented describing ecosystem degradation to help decide when
restoration, rehabilitation, or reallocation should be the preferred response. The latter two …

Grasslands used to be vital landscape elements throughout Europe. Nowadays, the area of
grasslands is dramatically reduced, especially in industrial countries. Grassland restoration …

Since the domestication of plant and animal species around 10,000 years ago, cultivation
and animal husbandry have been major components of global change. Agricultural activities …

Nitrogen enrichment is widely thought to be responsible for the loss of plant species from
temperate terrestrial ecosystems. This view is based on field surveys and controlled …

Intensive agriculture has resulted in the loss of biodiversity and the specialist flora and fauna
associated with the semi-natural grasslands of low-intensity pastoral systems throughout …

Summary 1 Agricultural intensification has resulted in the reduction and fragmentation of
species‐rich grasslands across much of western Europe. 2 We examined the key ecological …

In previous studies, limited dispersal was revealed to be the main obstacle to restoration of
species‐rich flood‐meadows along the northern Upper Rhine in Germany. To overcome …

I. Summary It is well known that an increase in fertility in many semi-natural communities
leads to the dominance of productive species, which brings about a loss of diversity and …