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Ecology and Conservation of Steppes and Semi-Natural Grasslands

Valkó, Orsolya and Zmihorski, Michal and Biurrun, Idoia and Loos, Jacqueline and Labadessa, Rocco and Venn, Stephen (2016) Ecology and Conservation of Steppes and Semi-Natural Grasslands. Hacquetia, 15 (2). pp. 5-14. ISSN 1854-9829

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Abstract

Palaearctic grasslands encompass a diverse variety of habitats, many of high nature value and vulnerability. The main challenges are climate-change, land-use change, agricultural intensification and abandonment. Many measures are in place to address these challenges, through restoration and appropriate management, though more work is necessary. We present eight studies from China/Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. The papers cover a wide range of grassland and steppe habitats and cover vegetation ecology, syntaxonomy and zoology. We also conducted a systematic search on steppe and grassland diversity. The greatest number of studies was from China, followed by Germany and England. We conclude that the amount of research being carried out on Eurasian grasslands is inadequate considering their high levels of biodiversity and vulnerability. We hope to encourage readers to address current major challenges, such as how to manage grasslands for the benefit of diverse taxa, to ensure that conservation initiatives concentrate on sites where there is good potential for success and for the generation of realistic and viable conservation strategies.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH540 Ecology / ökológia
Q Science / természettudomány > QK Botany / növénytan
Q Science / természettudomány > QL Zoology / állattan
Depositing User: Orsolya Valkó
Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2016 09:18
Last Modified: 04 Apr 2023 11:49
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/41939

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