Agri-environment schemes are one of the main policy initiatives for delivering biodiversity
objectives for lowland grasslands in the UK. Farmers entering into scheme agreements must …

Aims Once widely used across Europe, grazing of hay meadows is now a rare agricultural
practice that is mainly applied in rural regions with maintained traditional agriculture. In this …

1. The historical role of agriculture in creating semi-natural vegetation is still not fully
appreciated by many ecologists, conservationists, policy-makers or the general public. Nor …

Summary 1 There are few studies of the performance of species in restored vegetation
communities. Here we report the results of a meta‐analysis of 25 experiments concerned …

The objective of this study is to assess land-use intensity and the related biodiversity in
agricultural landscapes of the EU25 for the current situation (2000), and explore future …

Summary 1 There are few long‐term experimental studies of plant community responses to
changes in grazing intensity. Here we report species' changes in a mesotrophic grassland …

Vegetation changes in a semi‐natural grassland of wooded meadow type that had been
grazed for centuries are described following the introduction of various management …

Disturbance has profound effects on plant community composition. This paper deals with the
influence of grazing on species richness and proportions of life‐history attributes of …

In the coastal grasslands of western France, extensive mixed grazing by cattle and horses
has been practised for many centuries. The vegetation of these old embanked grasslands …

Abstract Changes in traditional agricultural systems in Europe in recent decades have led to
widespread abandonment and colonization of various habitats by shrubs and trees. We …