Context Biodiversity is severely decreasing at a global scale since several decades. There
are significant changes in species community compositions, reductions of species richness …

Climate change has a worldwide impact on biodiversity and ecosystem functions, in
particular by causing shifts in species distributions and changes in species communities …

Land cover and climate change are both major threats for biodiversity. In mountain
ecosystems species have to adapt to fragmented habitats and harsh environmental …

Human-induced changes in habitat amount and quality constitute the key driver behind
negative trends in global biodiversity. Conservation actions must be based on solid …

Climate change is an important driver of range shifts and community composition changes.
Still, little is known about how the responses are influenced by the combination of land use …

Studies from all over the world have recently reported severe declines in insect diversity and
abundance. Due to their high sensitivity to environmental changes, butterflies are well-suited …

Alteration of agricultural land use has led to a widespread loss of biodiversity in human-
dominated landscapes. Degradation and gradual disappearance of natural and semi …

Environmental changes strongly impact the distribution of species and subsequently the
composition of species assemblages. Although most community ecology studies represent …

The severe biodiversity decline in European agricultural landscapes demands a specific
evaluation of the various land-use practices. Many butterflies in Europe, as an important …

Current studies have shown a severe general decline in insect species diversity, their
abundance, and a biomass reduction of flying insects. Most of previous studies have been …