Aims Eurasian forest‐steppes are among the most complex non‐tropical terrestrial
ecosystems. Despite their considerable scientific, ecological and economic importance …

Recent advances in ecology and biogeography demonstrate the importance of fire and large
herbivores–and challenge the primacy of climate–to our understanding of the distribution …

Forest-grassland mosaics are widespread features at the interface between tree-and grass-
dominated ecosystems. However, the importance of habitat heterogeneity in these mosaics …

Ecosystems with forest and grassland patches as alternative stable states usually contain
various closed, semi‐open and open habitats, which may be aligned along a vegetation …

Abstract The East-European forest-steppe extends from the Carpathian to the Ural
Mountains, representing a mosaic of broadleaf deciduous forest patches and meadow …

In forestry, several types of management practices are used, which have significant effects
on species richness and composition. A number of studies concerning the effect of …

Environmental heterogeneity shapes the patterns of resources and limiting factors and
therefore can be an important driver of plant community composition through the selection of …

Background: Burial mounds (kurgans) of Eurasian steppes are man-made habitat islands
that have the potential to harbour rich plant diversity due to micro-habitats associated with …

As key components of landscapes, edges have received considerable scientific attention in
anthropogenic ecosystems. However, edges in natural and semi-natural forest–grassland …

Despite the important ecological role of forest‐steppes in nature conservation, information
on the contribution of individual components to arthropod conservation is scarce …