Vineyards are experiencing strong expansion and management intensification worldwide,
especially in areas with a Mediterranean climate, which are often characterized by a high …

Agriculture, during its millenarian history, had contributed to shape impressive cultural
landscapes; however, in recent decades, many of these have been lost or degraded …

Biodiversity, ecosystem services and farming are inextricably linked. Peri-urban agricultural
landscapes host wild species, provide essential services, and benefit citizens of nearby …

Spreading of viticulture may pose serious threats to biodiversity and adequate policies
targeted at decreasing its impact are urgently required. Current knowledge of viticulture …

Semi‐natural grasslands are among the richest European ecosystems in terms of
biodiversity. However, they have been severely affected by farming intensification and land …

Vineyards are likely to be regionally important for wildlife, but we lack biodiversity studies in
this agroecosystem which is undergoing a rapid management revolution. As vine cultivation …

Increasing intensification in vineyards has detrimental effects on biodiversity. Although
several studies addressed this topic, the reproductive outcomes of model organisms in …

Viticulture has contributed to shaping cultural landscapes in several regions across all
continents. Recent farming intensification is causing landscape homogenization and …

Orchards are parts of agriculture and apart from their economic role they may preserve
biodiversity in highly transformed farmlands. An increasing intensity of orchards …

Many of the processes behind the decline of farmland birds can be related to modifications
in landscape structure (composition and configuration), which can partly be expressed …