Farmland abandonment in Europe is a major problem because of environmental,
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …

European mountain areas have experienced a persistent loss of agricultural land and
economic activities over time, with negative effects from both an environmental and a …

In modern agriculture, only the cultivation of highly productive and easily accessible slopes
remains profitable. As a consequence, inaccessible and steep areas are being increasingly …

Understanding the consequences of land-use changes on aesthetic values associated with
mountain landscapes is important for decision-making and landscape planning. While most …

Context Human driven land-use and land-cover change (LULC) is considered to be among
the greatest ecological pressures in mountain regions. Over the past century, across the …

This study aims at (1) detecting the main agricultural land-use/land-cover (LULC) trends that
have occurred across the Alps since the 19th century and (2) assessing how landscape …

The demand for cultural ecosystem services (CES) is increasing, and aesthetic values
contribute substantially to attract visitors to mountain regions, enhancing the socio-economic …

In grasslands the proportionally largest emission of CO2 comes from the soil. This study
aimed to assess how root respiration, a major flux component, is affected by land …

Land use and spatial patterns which reflect social-ecological legacies control ecosystem
service (ES) supply. Yet, temporal changes in ES bundles associated with land use change …

Taking a marginal area in the Italian Alps as a case study, we analysed the transition from
traditional to modern dairy farming over the last decades. We explored potential causes and …