1. CO2 exchange measurements in long-term CO2-enrichment experiments suggest large net carbon gains by ecosystems during the growing season that are not accounted for by above-ground plant biomass.

1. Climate change is rarely taken into consideration in conservation management strategies aimed at protecting biodiversity from other threats. We examined the implications of this perspective in ...

Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) estimated in 2019 that one million out of eight million ...

Relatively little is known about the nesting requirements of ground-nesting wild bees, although nesting sites are of central importance for most wild bee species. There are almost 600 wild bee species ...

A research team has investigated the importance of limestone quarries for wild bee conservation. Diverse landscapes with good connectivity between quarries and calcareous grasslands proved to be ...

IN some calcareous grassland soils in County Galway, certain fertility problems have been encountered with particular regard to soil phosphorus. While ‘high’ or ‘very high’ values for readily soluble ...

What measures are suitable for providing better living conditions for insects in typical Franconian landscapes? This question was investigated by a research team from the University of Würzburg. The ...