Abandonment of crop production on agricultural lands for several or more years is a
widespread practice not only in Europe but also around the world. Economic and political …

Conservation of grassland biodiversity is a key issue in the EU agro-biodiversity policy. We
assessed the effects of yearly mowing on target forb biomass in years with contrasting …

Land‐use intensification drives changes in microbial communities and the soil functions they
regulate, but the mechanisms underlying these changes are poorly understood as land use …

Wet grasslands of nature conservation importance have been maintained for centuries by
agricultural management such as grazing and mowing for hay, but are now threatened by …

The vast majority of European grasslands strongly depend on the regular removal of
aboveground biomass by agricultural land use, mostly grazing or mowing or a combination …

Organic management is one of the most popular strategies to reduce negative
environmental impacts of intensive agriculture. However, little is known about benefits for …

Oligotrophic mountain meadows are threatened biodiversity hotspots throughout Europe.
The traditional summer hay-making followed by autumn grazing is no longer economic and …

Vegetation-plot resurvey data are a main source of information on terrestrial biodiversity
change, with records reaching back more than one century. Although more and more data …

Questions How does long‐term, moderate‐intensity mowing affect plant community diversity,
biomass, and composition in semi‐arid grasslands? And what are the underlying …

European wet grasslands are characterized by high diversity of plant and animal species but
are threatened by intensive land use. Although preservation or restoration of species-rich …