Abandonment of crop production on agricultural lands for several or more years is a
widespread practice not only in Europe but also around the world. Economic and political …

Labor force rural-urban migration will lead to changes to the land use patterns of farmers.
Using the survey data on dynamic migration of the Chinese labor force in 2014, iv-probit and …

In Europe, forest area is increasing. These recently established forests can be classified into
regenerating after disturbances or expanding into agricultural areas after abandonment. We …

The world is facing a looming scarcity of land necessary to secure the production of
agricultural commodities and experiencing competition from other land uses …

A wide body of research in recent years has studied either green infrastructures as providers
of multiple ecosystem services, especially at the urban level, or ecological corridors and the …

Land surface temperature (LST) is a key climate variable that has been studied mainly at the
urban scale and in the context of urban heat islands. By analyzing the connection between …

Silvipastoral agroforestry in the form of forest grazing and wooded semi-natural pastures has
historically been very important for the Swedish supply of food and wood products for local …

Nordic catchments provide a variety of ecosystem services, from harvestable goods to
mitigation of climate change and recreational possibilities. Flows of supplied ecosystem …

Protected areas have a key role in preserving biodiversity at different scales, as well as in
providing ecosystem services to rural communities. Natura 2000 is the primary conservation …

Vineyards are a 7000-year-old land-use tradition and both management and abandonment
have result in altered soil properties. These have a great effect on water resources and soil …