In times of global change and novel ecosystems, assessing the impact of non-native species spread on the diversity of native plant communities has become more relevant than…
It won’t surprise you that habitat loss and ecosystem degradation caused by intensive land use pose a global threat to biodiversity. For example, intensive land use is…
The Faculty of Sustainability at Leuphana University Lüneburg is celebrating its 15th anniversary – making it unique in Germany. To mark this milestone, the individual institutes within…
From local tree-planting pledges to global rewilding campaigns, ecosystem restoration has become a rallying cry for climate action. But can nature really soak up enough carbon to…
What happens when dry steppe meets humid forest? In East-Central Europe, this unusual ecological overlap gives rise to some of the most species-rich ecosystems known on Earth.…
In a quiet floodplain in Lower Saxony, an ecological experiment has been unfolding for more than three decades. In the early 1990s, 300 hectares of intensively used…
Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse and ecologically vital ecosystems on Earth, hosting more than two-thirds of all tree species known. Their canopies are the biosphere’s…
Mountain meadows face particular challenges under climate change due to a dual threat: rising temperatures (faster than in lower altitudes) and the encroachment of warm-adapted species that…
In the face of increasing biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, ecological restoration is more important than ever. To be more precise: effective and resilient restoration. From an…
Info: The following article was originally published on the Grassworks blog.Authors: Vicky Temperton, Line Sturm, Lukas Kuhn, Anita Kirmer, Miriam Wiesmeier How successful is the restoration of…