Calluna vulgaris, belonging to the Ericaceae family, is an invasive plant that has widely
spread from Europe all across Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Being able …

The importance of taking into account ecosystems, plant communities and habitats for the
development of biodiversity conservation strategies is increasingly acknowledged. Recently …

Biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands depends on the management practices used.
However, management systems suitable for one taxon, such as plants, can be detrimental to …

European semi-dry grasslands are among the most species-rich vegetation types in the
northern hemisphere and form an important part of the habitat mosaics in the forest-steppe …

In this paper, we discuss the threats to freshwater habitats that are highly important to the
European Community in the Continental Biogeographical Region of Europe, specifically in …

Water resources and associated ecosystems are becoming highly endangered due to
ongoing global environmental changes. Spatial ecological modelling is a widely used tool …

Over the past half century, nature protection in the European Union has been increasingly
controlled by commitments to policy and legislative frames, notably the Habitats Directive …

The anthropogenic climate change threatens northern permafrost environments. This
compromises the existence of permafrost landforms, such as palsas and peat plateaus …

Climate warming and associated environmental changes lead to compositional shifts and
local extinctions in various ecosystems. Species closely associated with rare island-like …

A common perception of plantation forests is that they constitute an “ecological desert” and
that is why they are often disdained by scholars. Distribution patterns of understorey …