Active grassland restoration has gained importance in mitigating the dramatic decline of
farmnland biodiversity. While there is evidence that such operations are generally effective …

Aim Understanding the variation in community composition and species abundances (ie, β‐
diversity) is at the heart of community ecology. A common approach to examine β‐diversity …

Climate and management affect grassland plant diversity but studies vary regarding the
magnitude of changes in plant species richness. Here we develop a comprehensive …

European semi-natural grasslands are often managed by mowing. These habitats have
species-rich fauna, but mowing threatens arthropods' abundance and diversity. Leaving …

The use of functional information in the form of species traits plays an important role in
explaining biodiversity patterns and responses to environmental changes. Although …

European grasslands face strong declines in extent and quality. Many grassland types are
priority habitats for national and European conservation strategies. Countrywide, high …

Land-use intensification is the major threat for biodiversity in agricultural grasslands, and
fertilization has been suggested as the most important driver. A common explanation for the …

For the restoration of biodiversity in agricultural grasslands, it is essential to understand how
management acts as an ecological filter on the resident species. Mowing constitutes such a …

The inner-alpine dry valleys of the Swiss Alps are characterized by subcontinental climate,
leading to many peculiarities in dry grassland species composition. Despite their well-known …

Agricultural intensification has led to a dramatic impoverishment of biodiversity. Moths are
not an exception: rapid declines of common and widespread species have been reported …