Understanding how ecosystem functioning is impacted by global change drivers is a central
topic in ecology and conservation science. We need to assess not only how environmental …

The structure and function of riparian ecosystems generally result from feedbacks between
plant dynamics and fluvial processes and landforms, ie, river morphodynamics. Taxonomic …

Landscape patterns are important drivers of biodiversity. Owing to differences in vegetation
types, sampling methods, diversity measures, spatial scales, and landscape levels, the …

To stop the ongoing decline of farmland biodiversity there are increasing claims for a
paradigm shift in agriculture, namely from conserving and restoring farmland biodiversity at …

Natural habitats in rural and urban areas are increasingly fragmented and altered by human
impacts that are limiting the animal and plant dispersal process. Fragmentation and isolation …

Ecological focus areas (EFAs) are a key element of European agri-environmental measures,
which aim at mitigating the negative impact of intensive agricultural practices on biodiversity …

Context Connections among ecosystems and their components are critical to maintaining
ecological functions and benefits in human-modified landscapes, including urban areas …

Worldwide, human activities are rapidly changing land cover and its spatial configuration.
While it is widely acknowledged that habitat loss is a major cause of biodiversity loss, there …

Abstract The Global South has suffered an accelerated population and urban growth. This
has created multiple impacts at the regional level such as erosion, soil degradation and …

Landscape changes due to habitat loss and fragmentation can result in complex changes in
biodiversity and functional diversity. On the other hand, the functional diversity changes also …