Bryophytes were a pivotal step in land plant evolution, and their significance in the
regulation of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity is becoming increasingly …

Aim To investigate altitudinal range shifts of bryophytes in Switzerland by comparing recent
altitudinal distributions with historical distributions derived from herbarium specimens …

Many ecosystems of high conservation value have been shaped by human impacts over
centuries. Today, traditional management of semi-natural habitats is a common conservation …

Summary 1 Calcareous fens are among the most threatened and declining ecosystems
throughout Europe and act as refugia for many endangered species. Traditionally …

The most recent assessments of the effects of air pollution on semi-natural habitats in the
UK, using critical loads, show that a substantial area is at risk from either acidification or …

This study investigates how landscape and fen characteristics (patch size, distance between
fens, number of neighbouring fens, management type), surrounding habitat types, and …