In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

Salinity is one of the oldest and most serious environmental problems in the world. The
increasingly widespread salinization of soils and water resources represents a growing …

Peatlands have been drained for land use for a long time and on a large scale, turning them
from carbon and nutrient sinks into respective sources, diminishing water regulation …

Although numerous species distribution models have been developed, most were based on
insufficient distribution data or used older climate change scenarios. We aimed to quantify …

Abstract Aim The EUNIS Habitat Classification is a widely used reference framework for
European habitat types (habitats), but it lacks formal definitions of individual habitats that …

We provide a global, spatially explicit characterization of 47 terrestrial habitat types, as
defined in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) habitat classification …

Land cover maps are important tools for quantifying the human footprint on the environment
and facilitate reporting and accounting to international agreements addressing the …

Aim The first comprehensive checklist of European phytosociological alliances, orders and
classes (EuroVegChecklist) was published by Mucina et al.(2016, Applied Vegetation …

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 …

Grasslands are spontaneously occurring herbaceous vegetation types that are mostly
dominated by grasses or other graminoids and have usually> 10% herb-layer cover, while …