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Grasslands, their threats and management in Europe

Dengler, J., Wagner, V., Dembicz, I., García-Mijangos, I., Naqinezhad, A., Boch, S., ... & Conradi, T. (2018): GrassPlot–a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands. Phytocoenologia, 48(3).
Janišová, M., Dengler, J., & Willner, W. (2016): Classification of Palaearctic grasslands Phytocoenologia, 46(3), 233-239
Dengler, J., Janišová, M., Török, P., & Wellstein, C. (2014): Biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands: a synthesis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 182, 1-14.
Habel, J. C., Dengler, J., Janišová, M., Török, P., Wellstein, C., & Wiezik, M. (2013): European grassland ecosystems: threatened hotspots of biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation, 22(10), 2131-2138.

European gradients of resilience in the face of climate extremes (SIGNAL)

Cianfaglione, K; Chelli, S; Campetella, G; Wellstein, C; Cervellini, M; Ballelli, S; Lucarini, D; Canullo, R; Jentsch, A (2018): 2018 European Grasslands Gradient and the Resilience to Extreme Climate Events: The SIGNAL Project in Italy. In: Climate Gradients and Biodiversity in Mountains of Italy, pp. 175-186
De Boeck, H. J., Bloor, J. M., Kreyling, J., Ransijn, J. C., Nijs, I., Jentsch, A., & Zeiter, M. (2018): Patterns and drivers of biodiversity–stability relationships under climate extremes. Journal of Ecology, 106(3), 890-902.
Fraser LH, Pither J, Jentsch A, Sternberg M, Zobel M, Askarizadeh D, Bartha S, Beierkuhnlein C, Bennett JA, Bittel A, Boldgiv B, Boldrini II, Bork E, Brown L, Cabido M, Cahill J, Carlyle CN, Campetella G, Chelli S, Cohen O, Csergo AM, Diaz S, Enrico L, En (2015): Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness Science 349:(6245) pp. 302-305.
Bartha Sándor, Szentes Szilárd, Horváth András, Házi Judit, Zimmermann Zita, Molnár Csaba, Dancza István, Margóczi Katalin, Pál Róbert, Purger Dragica, Schmidt Dávid, Óvári Miklós, Komoly Cecília, Sutyinszki Zsuzsanna, Szabó Gábor, Csathó András István, J (2014): Impact of midsuccessional dominant species on the diversity and progress of succession in regenerating temperate grasslands Applied Vegetation Science, 17: 201-213
Prach Karel, Bartha Sándor, Joyce C B, Pysek P, van Diggelen R, Wiegleb G (2001): The role of spontaneous succession in ecosystem restoration: A perspective. Applied Vegetation Science 4: 111-114.

Restoration of invaded grasslands in a changing world: Impacts of invasive plants and climate changes on ecosystem functioning

Yannelli, F.A., Karrer, G., Hall, R., Kollmann, J. & Heger, T. (2018): Seed density is more effective than multi-trait limiting similarity in controlling grassland resistance against plant invasions in mesocosms. Applied Vegetation Science. doi10.1111/avsc.12373 823.12 KB
Yannelli, F.A., Hughes, P. & Kollmann, J. (2017): Preventing plant invasions at early stages of revegetation: The role of limiting similarity in seed size and seed density. Ecological Engineering, 100, 286–290. 470.22 KB
Yannelli, F.A., Koch, C., Jeschke, J.M. & Kollmann, J. (2017): Limiting similarity and Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis: understanding the drivers of biotic resistance against invasive plant species. Oecologia, 183, 775–784. 397.76 KB
Staab, K., Yannelli, F., Lang, M. & Kollmann, J. (2015): Bioengineering effectiveness of seed mixtures for road verges: Functional composition as a predictor of grassland diversity and invasion resistance. Ecological Engineering, 84, 104–112.

Grassland Restoration in the White Carpathian Mts.

Bonari, G., Fajmon, K., Malenovský, I., Zelený, D., Holuša, J., Jongepierová, I., ... & Chytrý, M. (2017): Management of semi-natural grasslands benefiting both plant and insect diversity: The importance of heterogeneity and tradition
Mudrák, O., Fajmon, K., Jongepierová, I., & Doležal, J. (2017): Restoring species‐rich meadow by means of turf transplantation: long‐term colonization of ex‐arable land. Applied Vegetation Science, 20(1), 62-73.
Johanidesová, E & Fajmon, Karel & Jongepierová, I & Prach, K. (2014): Spontaneous colonization of restored dry grasslands by target species: Restoration proceeds beyond sowing regional seed mixtures. Grass and Forage Science. 70. 10.1111/gfs.12144.
Prach, K., Jongepierová, I., Řehounková, K. & Fajmon, K. (2014): Restoration of grasslands on ex-arable land using regional and commercial seed mixtures and spontaneous succession: successional trajectories and changes in species richness. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 182, 131-136.
Prach, Karel & Fajmon, Karel & Jongepierová, Ivana & Řehounková, Klára (2014): Landscape context in colonization of restored dry grasslands by target species. Applied Vegetation Science. 18. 10.1111/avsc.12140.

Integration of traditional ecological knowledge into nature conservation

Molnár, Zs., Sáfián, L., Máté, J., Barta, S., Sütő, D. P., Molnár, Á., Varga, A. (2017): “It does matter who leans on the stick” - Hungarian herders’ perspectives on biodiversity, ecosystem services and their drivers. Roué, M., Molnár, Zs. (eds.): Knowing our Land and Resources: Indigenous and local knowledge of biodiversity and ecosystem ser
Varga A., Heim A., Demeter L., Molnár Zs. (2017): Rangers bridge the gap: integration of wood-pasture related traditional ecological knowledge into nature conservation. In: Roué, M., Molnár, Zs. (eds.). Knowing our Land and Resources: Indigenous and local knowledge of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Varga, A., Molnár, Z., Biró, M., Demeter, L., Gellény, K., Miókovics, E., ... & Babai, D. (2016): Changing year-round habitat use of extensively grazing cattle, sheep and pigs in East-Central Europe between 1940 and 2014: Consequences for conservation and policy. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 234, 142-153.
Zsolt Molnár, József Kis, Csaba Vadász, László Papp, István Sándor, Sándor Béres, Gábor Sinka & Anna Varga (2016): Common and conflicting objectives and practices of herders and conservation managers: the need for a conservation herder, Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2:4
Hartel T, Plieninger T, Varga A (2015): Wood-pastures in Europe In: Kirby K, Watkins C (ed) Europe's Changing Woods and Forests: From Wildwood to Managed Landscapes. CAB International . pp. 61-

The influence of habitat management and restoration on animal communities

Lengyel Sz, Déri E, Magura T (2016): Species richness responses to structural or compositional habitat diversity between and within grassland patches: a multi-taxon approach PLOS ONE 11: e0149662
Mérő TO, Bocz R, Polyák L, Horváth Gy, Lengyel Sz (2015): Local habitat management and landscape-scale restoration influence small mammal communities in grasslands Animal Conservation 18: pp. 442-450.
Mérő TO, Lontay L, Lengyel Sz (2015): Habitat management varying in space and time: the effects of grazing and fire management on marshland birds Journal of Ornithology 156: pp. 579-590.
Mester B, Szalai M, Mérő TO, Puky M, Lengyel Sz (2015): Spatiotemporally variable management by grazing and burning increases marsh diversity and benefits amphibians: A field experiment Biological Conservation 192: pp. 237- 246.
Rácz, I. A., Déri, E., Kisfali, M., Batiz, Z., Varga, K., Szabó, G., & Lengyel, S. (2013): Early changes of orthopteran assemblages after grassland restoration: a comparison of space-for-time substitution versus repeated measures monitoring. Biodiversity and conservation, 22(10), 2321-2335.

The role of historical monuments in nature conservation - Ancient burial mounds as refugees for steppe vegetation in agricultural landscapes of Eurasia

Valkó O, Tóth K, Kelemen A, Miglécz T, Radócz S, Sonkoly J, Tóthmérész B, Török P, Deák B (2018): Cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation – plant introduction and practical restoration on ancient burial mounds. Nature Conservation 24: 65–80. 543.76 KB
Deák, B., Tölgyesi, C., Kelemen, A., Bátori, Z., Gallé, R., Bragina, T. M., ... & Valkó, O. (2017): The effects of microhabitats and grazing intensity on the vegetation of burial mounds in the Kazakh steppes. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 10(5-6), 509-520. 1.25 MB
Deák, B., Tóthmérész, B., Valkó, O., Sudnik-Wójcikowska, B., Moysiyenko, I. I., Bragina, T. M., ... & Török, P. (2016): Cultural monuments and nature conservation: a review of the role of kurgans in the conservation and restoration of steppe vegetation. Biodiversity and conservation, 25(12), 2473-2490. 731.19 KB
Deák, B., Valkó, O., Török, P., & Tóthmérész, B. (2016): Factors threatening grassland specialist plants-A multiproxy study on the vegetation of isolated grasslands. Biological Conservation, 204, 255-262. 498.33 KB

Grasslands, their threats and management in Eastern Europe - an overview

Erdős L., Ambarli D., Bátori Z., Cserhalmi D., Kröel-Dulay Gy., Liu H., Magnes M., Molnár Zs., Naqinezhad A., Semenishchenkov Y. A., Tölgyesi Cs., Török P. (2018): The edge of two worlds: Eurasian forest-steppes in dynamic transition. Applied Vegetation Science, DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12382
Török P., Dengler J. (2018): Palaearctic grasslands in transition: overarching patterns and future prospects. In: Squires, V.R., Dengler, J., Feng, H., Hua, L. (eds.) Grasslands of the world: diversity, management and conservation. CRC Press, Boca Raton, US. Ch. 2. pp. 15-26.
Török P., Janisová M., Kuzemko A., Rusina S., Dajic-Stevanovic Z (2018): Grasslands, their threats and management in Eastern Europe. In: Squires, V.R., Dengler, J., Feng, H., Hua, L. (eds.) Grasslands of the world: diversity, management and conservation. CRC Press, Boca Raton, US. Ch. 4. pp. 64-88.
Török P., Wesche K., Ambarli D., Kamp J., Dengler, J. (2016): Step(pe) up! Raising the profile of the Palaearctic natural grasslands. Biodiversity & Conservation 25: 2187-2195.
Wesche K., Ambarli D., Kamp J., Török P., Treiber J., Dengler J. (2016): The Palaearctic steppe biome: a new synthesis. Biodiversity & Conservation 25: 2197-2231.

The choice of seed materials for restoring plant communities

Bucharova, A., Bossdorf, O., Hölzel, N., Kollmann, J., Prasse, R., & Durka, W. (2018): Mix and match: regional admixture provenancing strikes a balance among different seed-sourcing strategies for ecological restoration. Conservation Genetics, 1-11.
Bucharova A, Durka W, Hölzel N, Kollmann J, Michalski S, Bossdorf O (2017) Are local plants the best forBucharova A, Durka W, Hölzel N, Kollmann J, Michalski S, Bossdorf O (2017): Are local plants the best for ecosystem restoration? It depends on how you analyze the data. Ecology and Evolution 7 (24): 10683–10689
Bucharova A, Michalski S, Hermann J-M, Heveling K, Durka W, Hölzel N, Kollmann J, Bossdorf O (2017): Genetic differentiation and regional adaptation among seed origins used for grassland restoration: lessons from a multispecies transplant experiment. Journal of Applied Ecology 54 (1): 127–136
Durka W, Michalski SG, Berendzen KW, Bossdorf O, Bucharova A, Hermann JM, Hölzel N, Kollmann J (2017): Genetic differentiation within multiple common grassland plants supports seed transfer zones for ecological restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology 54 (1): 116–126
Macel M, Dostalek T, Esch S, Bucharova A, van Dam NM, Tielboerger K, Verhoeven KJF, Muenzbergova Z (2017): Evolutionary responses to climate change in a range expanding plant. Oecologia 184 (2): 543-554