Road verges provide habitats that have considerable potential as a tool for pollinator
conservation, especially given the significant area of land that they collectively cover …

Although the influence of nitrogen (N) addition on grassland plant communities has been
widely studied, it is still unclear whether observed patterns and underlying mechanisms are …

A large proportion of European biodiversity today depends on habitat provided by low‐
intensity farming practices, yet this resource is declining as European agriculture intensifies …

Land abandonment is common in the Mediterranean Basin, a global biodiversity hotspot, but
little is known about its impacts on biodiversity. To upscale existing case-study insights to the …

In regions where intensive farming is the dominant land use, urban areas are an opportunity
for biodiversity conservation. Thence there is an urgent need to promote more biodiversity …

Managed grasslands cover about one third of the European utilized agricultural area.
Appropriate grassland management is key for balancing trade-offs between provisioning …

Disturbance by biomass removal is a crucial mechanism maintaining the diversity of
Palaearctic grasslands, which are unique biodiversity hotspots. The century-long traditional …

Despite widespread recognition of the need for long‐term monitoring of pollinator
abundances and pollination service provision, such studies are exceedingly rare. In this …

For a diverse pollinator fauna it is important that pollen and nectar are available over the
entire summer at spatially relevant scales. Semi-natural hay meadows are among the most …

Semi-natural grasslands are widely recognized for their high ecological value. They often
count among the most species-rich habitats, especially in traditional cultural landscapes …