Research on the habitats protected by the European Union's Habitats Directive (HD) has
increased rapidly since its adoption in 1992. However, the methods and tools used to …

The concept of naturalness both as a conservation value and as a descriptor of state is
discussed. Previously used indexes or criteria for expressing naturalness are summarised …

Short essential notions of dynamic-catenal phytosociology are defined as the basis of
landscape vegetation science. The most important units–vegetation series, geoseries …

This paper deals with the development of a hierarchical land classification for describing
and mapping landscapes at different scales. After a brief overview of the theoretical …

The concept of naturalness has been proposed and used for describing the ecological value
of forest ecosystems, evaluating management efforts to conserve biodiversity, and …

Among the wide array of terrestrial habitats, forest and wooded lands are the richest from
both biological and genetic points of view because of their inherent structural and …

Human activities are continuously expanding at a global scale and having an increasing
effect on the remaining natural ecosystems in remote areas, such as the Magellan Region of …

На основании материалов многолетних полевых исследований получены новые
данные о растительности засоленных почв Поволжья в пределах лесостепной и …

The concept of rarity has been used in an ambiguous and confused way in vegetation
science. Some authors have defined rarity of plant communities in terms of frequency of …

Due to human driving forces, many terrestrial habitats are undergoing striking modifications,
destruction and fragmentation at an increasing and historically unprecedented rate (Sala et …