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View article: The relevance of knowledge and use of medicinal plants for health and biodiversity: a perspective from Social Ecology
The relevance of knowledge and use of medicinal plants for health and biodiversity: a perspective from Social Ecology Open
Human health is fundamental to the lives of individuals and societies. The dramatic decline in biodiversity is one of the most fundamental threats to the foundations of human life. Collected, cultivated and purchased plants have traditiona…
View article: Promoting plant diversity and habitat heterogeneity through vineyard terracing
Promoting plant diversity and habitat heterogeneity through vineyard terracing Open
Questions Viticulture on steep slopes has shaped the landscape and biodiversity in many regions, but insufficient profitability has led to management cessation and shrub encroachment. A solution to maintain economically viable cultivation …
View article: Neutral genetic diversity follows a latitudinal gradient in the endangered plant Arnica montana L.: a range-wide study
Neutral genetic diversity follows a latitudinal gradient in the endangered plant Arnica montana L.: a range-wide study Open
Arnica montana is a clonal, self-incompatible herb of economic and intrinsic ecological value which is declining in large parts of its range. With the employment of microsatellite markers, we characterized the population structure and dist…
View article: Querterrassierung im Steillagenweinbau: Konzept zur Sicherung der Landschaftsbild-prägenden Bewirtschaftung und der Biodiversität xerothermer Hanglagen
Querterrassierung im Steillagenweinbau: Konzept zur Sicherung der Landschaftsbild-prägenden Bewirtschaftung und der Biodiversität xerothermer Hanglagen Open
Der Weinbau in Steillagen hat das Landschaftsbild in vielen wärmebegünstigten Regionen Deutschlands über Jahrhunderte geprägt. Allerdings führten sowohl Intensivierungen mit der Anlage der Weinberge in Falllinie als auch Nutzungsaufgabe zu…
View article: Author Correction: Disentangling the mixed effects of soil management on microbial diversity and soil functions: A case study in vineyards
Author Correction: Disentangling the mixed effects of soil management on microbial diversity and soil functions: A case study in vineyards Open
View article: Disentangling the mixed effects of soil management on microbial diversity and soil functions: A case study in vineyards
Disentangling the mixed effects of soil management on microbial diversity and soil functions: A case study in vineyards Open
View article: Local conditions matter: Minimal and variable effects of soil disturbance on microbial communities and functions in European vineyards
Local conditions matter: Minimal and variable effects of soil disturbance on microbial communities and functions in European vineyards Open
Soil tillage or herbicide applications are commonly used in agriculture for weed control. These measures may also represent a disturbance for soil microbial communities and their functions. However, the generality of response patterns of m…
View article: Orthopteran Diversity in Steep Slope Vineyards: The Role of Vineyard Type and Vegetation Management
Orthopteran Diversity in Steep Slope Vineyards: The Role of Vineyard Type and Vegetation Management Open
The abandonment of traditional agricultural practices and subsequent succession are major threats to many open-adapted species and species-rich ecosystems. Viticulture on steep slopes has recently suffered from strong declines due to insuf…
View article: Contrasting effects of vineyard type, soil and landscape factors on ground‐ versus above‐ground‐nesting bees
Contrasting effects of vineyard type, soil and landscape factors on ground‐ versus above‐ground‐nesting bees Open
Agricultural intensification and abandonment of traditional agricultural practices are main drivers of current insect declines. The resulting loss of feeding and nesting opportunities has led to a decrease in pollinator populations like wi…
View article: Vineyard Management and Its Impacts on Soil Biodiversity, Functions, and Ecosystem Services
Vineyard Management and Its Impacts on Soil Biodiversity, Functions, and Ecosystem Services Open
Healthy soils form the basis of sustainable viticulture, where soil characteristics have a direct impact on wine quantity and quality. Soil not only provides water and nutrients to vines, but is also a living medium containing micro- and m…
View article: General trends of different inter-row vegetation management affecting vine vigor and grape quality across European vineyards
General trends of different inter-row vegetation management affecting vine vigor and grape quality across European vineyards Open
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View article: <i>Predominance of clonal propagation</i>conceals extinction risks of the highly endangered floodplain herb<i>Cnidium dubium</i>
<i>Predominance of clonal propagation</i>conceals extinction risks of the highly endangered floodplain herb<i>Cnidium dubium</i> Open
Habitat loss and degradation due to human-induced landscape alterations are considered to be a major threat to biodiversity. The decline of biodiversity may occur with a time delay leading to a so called extinction debt. Therefore, determi…
View article: Maintaining steep slope viticulture for spider diversity
Maintaining steep slope viticulture for spider diversity Open
Many species-rich ecosystems are threatened by the abandonment or change of commonly-used agricultural practices. Steep slope viticulture, a traditional land use type of important cultural landscapes in Germany, declined strongly in recent…
View article: Mutual and Opposing Responses of Carabid Beetles and Predatory Wasps to Local and Landscape Factors in Vineyards
Mutual and Opposing Responses of Carabid Beetles and Predatory Wasps to Local and Landscape Factors in Vineyards Open
Preserving agro-biodiversity is one of the main means at the moment to counteract the global biodiversity crisis. Vineyard inter-rows offer vegetation covers which could function as foraging grounds for arthropods. Furthermore, organic man…
View article: From nutrients to competition processes: Habitat specific threats to Arnica montana L. populations in Hesse, Germany
From nutrients to competition processes: Habitat specific threats to Arnica montana L. populations in Hesse, Germany Open
Populations of Arnica montana, a characteristic species of nutrient poor grasslands in Central Europe, have been deteriorating over the last decades, especially in lowland regions. Population size has been declining and signs of sexual rep…
View article: Appendix A. A table showing AUC values as indicators of model performance together with final model structure regarding hydrological variables, both in relation to the two vegetation types and two age classes.
Appendix A. A table showing AUC values as indicators of model performance together with final model structure regarding hydrological variables, both in relation to the two vegetation types and two age classes. Open
A table showing AUC values as indicators of model performance together with final model structure regarding hydrological variables, both in relation to the two vegetation types and two age classes.
View article: Appendix B. A figure depicting both a potential of 32-ha additional softwood forest and local water-level changes through plantings compared with the current-state scenario, calculated by the 2D-HN model.
Appendix B. A figure depicting both a potential of 32-ha additional softwood forest and local water-level changes through plantings compared with the current-state scenario, calculated by the 2D-HN model. Open
A figure depicting both a potential of 32-ha additional softwood forest and local water-level changes through plantings compared with the current-state scenario, calculated by the 2D-HN model.
View article: River dynamics and invasion: distribution patterns of native and invasive woody vegetation at the Río Negro, Argentina
River dynamics and invasion: distribution patterns of native and invasive woody vegetation at the Río Negro, Argentina Open
Salicaceae are typical invaders of riparian ecosystems throughout the world and they have the potential to change much of the invaded habitats. Along Patagonian streams, riparian softwood forests composed of non-native Salicaceae are incre…
View article: Characterization of 23 polymorphic SSR markers in <i>Salix humboldtiana</i> (Salicaceae) using next‐generation sequencing and cross‐amplification from related species
Characterization of 23 polymorphic SSR markers in <i>Salix humboldtiana</i> (Salicaceae) using next‐generation sequencing and cross‐amplification from related species Open
Premise of the study: We present a set of 23 polymorphic nuclear microsatellite loci, 18 of which are identified for the first time within the riparian species Salix humboldtiana (Salicaceae) using next‐generation sequencing. Methods and R…