Species richness increases with energy availability, yet there is little consensus as to the
exact processes driving this species–energy relationship. The most straightforward …

In the last decades, there have been large areas of agricultural land that were abandoned in
Europe, producing significant social and environmental impacts. Land abandonment is a …

Land consolidation has multi-functionality. Most of the existing researches focus on the
supplementary function of cultivated land, but lack of systematic research on its function of …

Land-use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity loss. However, understanding how
different components of land use drive biodiversity loss requires the investigation of multiple …

Agricultural intensification and associated loss of high‐quality habitats are key drivers of
insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing the environmental impact of …

Abstract Changes in land cover are increasingly affecting land surface properties and
provision of ecosystem services. Understanding recent historical land cover changes and …

Increasing evidence suggests that land-use intensification contributes to destabilization of
trophic networks of insect communities in agriculture resulting in a loss of biodiversity …

Climate change and land‐use change are considered as the most important threats to
ecosystems. Both factors can be expected to have interacting influences on ecosystem …

Inner Peripheries is a recent concept based on both peripherality and marginality features,
thus far from the commonly adopted geographical notion of periphery. Inner Peripheries are …

The loss of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes has been dramatic over the past few
decades with negative trends persisting. Organic farming has received widespread …