The impact of abandonment and intensification on the biodiversity of agriculturally marginal grasslands – a systematic review

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 88; pp. 9 - 18
• Main Authors: Hempel, Susanna, Herzog, Felix, Batáry, Péter, Öckinger, Erik, Knop, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.11.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Extensive; Invertebrates; Plants; Traditional; Vertebrates; Extensive; Vertebrates; Traditional; Plants; Biodiversity; Invertebrates

Agriculturally marginal grasslands have been traditionally managed at low intensity for centuries and are among Europe’s key biodiversity hotspots. Because of their low profitability, many of them have been either abandoned or subjected to intensified management in recent decades. Both pathways thre...