Background Agroforestry is a production system combining trees with crops or livestock. It
has the potential to increase biodiversity in relation to single-use systems, such as pastures …

Dehesas or montados are man-made systems whose conservation interest as a
Mediterranean landscape or agroforestry system has been highlighted in the scientific …

Trait-based analyses explaining the different responses of species and communities to
environmental changes are increasing in frequency. European butterflies are an indicator …

The biodiversity of the Southern Balkans, part of the Mediterranean global biodiversity hot-
spot, is threatened by land use intensification and abandonment, the latter causing forest …

Context Montados are dynamic agroforestry systems of southern Portugal, with high
economic and ecological values. Changes in land use and cover have important …

European wood-pastures are complex socio-ecological systems, valuable from ecological
and cultural perspectives. Over time, they have gone through a decline in area coverage …

Background Agroforestry is a production system combining trees with crops or livestock. It
has the potential to increase biodiversity in relation to single-use systems, such as pastures …

The effects of cattle grazing on biodiversity in Mediterranean woodlands are yet unknown.
To assess these effects on diurnal butterflies, we conducted daytime surveys in the Mt …

European grasslands have undergone major changes in recent history. The development of
more efficient and productive agricultural practices has intensified land-use and caused …