Congruent responses of vascular plant and ant communities to pastoral land-use abandonment in mountain areas throughout different biogeographic regions

Congruent responses of vascular plant and ant communities to pastoral land-use abandonment in mountain areas throughout different biogeographic regions

Abstract Background There is a long-term trend towards the abandonment of agro-pastoral activities in the mountain areas of Europe: the following encroachment process of semi-natural grasslands by shrubs is one of the main severe threats to the conservation of biodiversity in mountain environments....

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Main Authors: Marcello Verdinelli, Marco Pittarello, Maria Carmela Caria, Giovanna Piga, Pier Paolo Roggero, Gian Marco Marrosu, Stefano Arrizza, Maria Leonarda Fadda, Giampiero Lombardi, Michele Lonati, Ginevra Nota, Maria Sitzia, Simonetta Bagella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-04-01
Series:Ecological Processes
Subjects:
Biodiversity conservation
Bioindicators
Cross-taxon congruence
Functional groups
Land abandonment
Monitoring
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-022-00379-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-022-00379-9

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