To maintain the high biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands, management by grazing or
mowing is needed. Given the limited resources and few remaining areas, the best …

Both arthropods and large grazing herbivores are important components and drivers of
biodiversity in grassland ecosystems, but a synthesis of how arthropod diversity is affected …

Abstract 'Carabidologists do it all'(Niemelä 1996a) is a phrase with which most European
carabidologists are familiar. Indeed, during the last half a century, professional and amateur …

Although the influence of nitrogen (N) addition on grassland plant communities has been
widely studied, it is still unclear whether observed patterns and underlying mechanisms are …

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 …

Existing approaches for the assessment of forest management intensity lack a widely
accepted, purely quantitative measure for ranking a set of forest stands along a gradient of …

Increasingly intensive agriculture production methods, involving a widespread use of agro-
chemicals and the progressive loss of many natural and semi-natural habitats have led to an …

Traditionally managed mountain grasslands are declining as a result of abandonment or
intensification of management. Based on a common chronosequence approach we …

Grazing and mowing are widely applied management practices in semi-natural grasslands,
which are one of the most important habitats for biodiversity conservation in Europe. Due to …

We tested the influence of grazing intensity and effect of landscape complexity on grassland
specialist and generalist beetles of three beetle families, ie Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, and …