Publications from our members

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Axmanová, I., Kalusová, V., Danihelka, J., Dengler J., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Večeřa, M., Attorre, F., Biurrun, I., Boch, S., Conradi, T., Gavilán, R.G., Jiménez‐Alfaro, B., Knollová, I., Kuzemko, A., Lenoir, J., Leostrin, A., Medvecká, J., Moeslund, J.E., Obratov‐Petkovic, D., Svenning, J.-Ch., Tsiripidis, I., Vassilev, K. & Chytrý, M. 2021. Neophyte invasions in European grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science 32: e12994.

Boonman, C.C.F., Santini, L., Robroek, B.J.M., Hoeks, S., Kelderman, S., Dengler, J., Bergamini, A., Biurrun, I., Carranza, M.L., Cerabolini, B.E.L., Chytrý, M., Jandt, U., Lysenko, T., Stanisci, A., Tatarenko, I., Rūsiņa, S. & Huijbregts, M.A.J. 2021. Plant functional and taxonomic diversity in European grasslands along climatic gradients. Journal of Vegetation Science e13027.

Deák, B., Rádai, Z., Bátori, Z., Kelemen, A., Lukács, K., Kiss, R., Maák, I.E. & Valkó, O. 2021. Ancient burial mounds provide safe havens for grassland specialist plants in transformed landscapes – A trait-based analysis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 619812. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.619812

Sporbert, M., Welk, E., Seidler, G., Jandt, U., Aćić, S., Biurrun, I., Campos, J.A., Čarni, A., Cerabolini, B.E.L., Chytrý, M., Ćušterevska, R., Dengler, J., De Sanctis, M., Dziuba, T., Fagúndez, J., Field, R., Golub, V., He, T., Jansen, F., Lenoir, J., Marcenò, C., Martín-Forés, I., Erenskjold Moeslund, J., Moretti, M., Niinemets, Ü., Penuelas, J., Pérez-Haase, A., Vandvik, V., Vassilev, K., Vynokurov, D. & Bruelheide, H. 2021. Different sets of traits explain abundance and distribution patterns of European plants at different spatial scales. Journal of Vegetation Science 32: e13016.

Talebi, A., Attar, F., Naqinezhad, A., Dembicz, I. & Dengler, J. 2021. Scale‐dependent patterns and drivers of plant diversity in steppe grasslands of the Central Alborz Mts., Iran. Journal of Vegetation Science 32: e13005.

Valkó, O. & Deák, B. 2021. Increasing the potential of prescribed burning for the biodiversity conservation of European grasslands. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability & Health 22: 100268. DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100268

Večeřa, M., Axmanová, I., Padullés Cubino, J., Lososová, Z., Divíšek, J., Knollová, I., Aćić, S., Biurrun, I., Boch, S., (...) & Chytrý, M. 2021. Mapping species richness of plant families in European vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science 32: e13035.

Willner, W., Biurrun, I., Dengler, J. & Jansen, F. 2021. Vegetation Classification and Survey: the first year. Vegetation Classification and Survey 2: 1–4.

Boch, S., Becker, T., Deák, B., Dengler, J. & Wagner, V. 2020. Traditional land use, management and biodiversity of European semi-natural grasslands – Editorial to the 15th EDGG Special Feature. Tuexenia 40: 401–407.

Boch, S., Dengler, J., Hoderegger, R., Keller, C. & Bergamini, A. 2020. Verbuschung gefährdet spezialisierte Arten in Felsensteppen. N+L Inside 2020(1): 21–21.

Bruelheide, H., Jansen, F., Jandt, U., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Bonn, A., Bowler, D., Dengler, J., Eichenberg, D., Grescho, V., (...) & Lütt, S. 2020. Using incomplete floris-tic monitoring data from habitat mapping programmes to detect species trends. Diversity and Distribution 26: 782–794.

Büchler, M.-O., Billeter, R. & Dengler, J. 2020. Optimal site conditions for dry grasslands of high conservation value in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Tuexenia 40: 527–546.

Chytrý, M., Tichý, L., Hennekens, S.M., Knollová, I., Janssen, J.A.M., Rodwell, J.S, Peterka, T., Marcenò, C. Landucci, F., Danihelka, J., Hájek, M., Dengler, J., (…) & Schaminée, J.H.J. 2020. EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519

Dayneko P., Moysiyenko, I., Dembicz, I., Zachwatowicz, M. & Sudnik-Wójcikowska, B. 2020. Ancient settlements in Southern Ukraine: how do local and landscape factors shape vascular plant diversity patterns in the last remnants of grass steppe vegetation? Tuexenia 40: 459–478.

Deák, B., Rádai, Z., Lukács, K., Kelemen, A., Kiss, R., Báthori, Z., Kiss, P.J. & Valkó, O. 2020. Fragmented dry grasslands preserve unique components of species and phylogenetic diversity in agricultural landscapes. Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 4091–4110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02066-7

Deák, B., Valkó, O., Nagy, D.D., Török, P., Torma, A., Lőrinczi, G., Kelemen, A., Nagy, A., Bede, Á., (…) & Tóthmérész, B. 2020. Habitat islands outside nature reserves – threatened biodiversity hotspots of grassland specialist plant and arthropod species. Biological Conservation 241: 108254.

Deák, B., Valkó, O., Tóth, C.A., Botos, Á. & Novák, T. 2020. Legacies of past land use challenge grassland recovery – An example from dry grasslands on ancient burial mounds. Nature Conservation 39: 113-132. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.39.52798

Dembicz, I., Velev, N., Boch, S., Janišová, M., Palpurina, S., Pedashenko, H., Vassilev, K. & Dengler, J. 2020. Drivers of plant diversity in Bulgarian dry grasslands vary across spatial scales and functional-taxonomic groups. Journal of Vegetation Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12935

Dembicz, I., Moysiyenko, I.I., Kozub, Ł ., Dengler, J., Zakharova, M. & Sudnik-Wójcikowska, B. 2020. Steppe islands: where is-land biogeography meets the reality of a severely fragmented habitat. Journal of Vegetation Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12930

Dengler, J., Matthews, T.J., Steinbauer, M.J., Wolfrum, S., Boch, S., Chiarucci, A., Conradi, T., Dembicz, I., Marcenò, C., García-Mijangos, I., Nowak, A., Storch, D., Ulrich, W., Campos, J.A., Cancellieri, L., Carboni, M., Ciaschetti, G., De Frenne, P., Doležal, J., Dolnik, C., Essl, F., Fantinato, E., Filibeck, G., Grytnes, J.-A., Guarino, R., Güler, B., Janišová, M., Klichowska, E., Kozub, Ł., Kuzemko, A., Manthey, M., Mimet, A., Naqinezhad, A., Pedersen, C., Peet, R.K., Pellissier, V., Pielech, R., Potenza, G., Rosati, L., Terzi, M., Valkó, O., Vynokurov, D., White, H., Win-kler, M. & Biurrun, I. 2020. Species-area relationships in continuous vegetation: Evidence from Palaearctic grass-lands. Journal of Biogeography 60: 72–86.

Didukh, Y.P., Borsukevych, L.M., Davydova, A.O., Dziuba, T.P., Dubyna, D.V., Iemelianova, S.M., Kuzemko, A.A., Kolomiychuk, V.P., Kucher, O.O., (…) & Shyriaeva, D.V. 2020. Biotopes of Steppe zone of Ukraine. DrukArt, Chernivtsi, UA (in Ukrainian) - pdf

Freitag, M., Kamp, J., Dara, A., Kuemmerle, T., Sidorova, T.V., Stirnemann, I.A., Velbert, F. & Hölzel, N. 2020. Post-Soviet shifts in grazing and fire regimes changed the functional plant community composition on the Eurasian steppe. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15411

Hellegers, M., Ozinga, W.A., van Hinsberg, A., Huijbregts, M.A.J., Hennekens, S.M., Schaminee, J.H.J., Dengler, J. & Schipper, A.M. 2020. Evaluating the ecological realism of plant species distribution models with ecological indicator values. Ecography 43: 161–170.

Janišová, M., Bauer, N., Csiky, J., Dengler, J., Hlásny, T., Hobohm, C., Škodová, I. & Willner, W. 2020. Broad-scale diversity patterns of Central European Carex humilis steppes. Tuexenia 40: 499–526.

Jansen, F., Biurrun, I., Dengler, J. & Willner, W. 2020. Vegetation classification goes open access. Vegetation Classification and Survey 1: 1–6.

Kirschner, P., Záveská, E., Gamisch, A., Hilpold, A., Trucchi, E., Paun, O., Sanmartín, I., Schlick-Steiner, B.C., Frajman, B., (...) & Schönswetter, P. 2020. Long-term isolation of European steppe outposts boosts the biome’s conservation value. Nature Communications 11: 1968.

Kiss, R., Deák, B., Tóthmérész, B., Miglécz, T., Tóth, K., Török, P., Lukács, K., Godó, L., Körmöczi, Zs., (…) & Valkó, O. 2020. Establishment gaps in species-poor grasslands: artificial biodiversity hotspots to support the colonization of target species. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13135

Koncz, P., Vadász-Besnyői, V., Csathó, A.I., Nagy, J., Szerdahelyi, T., Tóth, Z., Pintér, K., Fóti, S., Papp, M., (…) & Bartha, S. 2020. Carbon uptake changed but vegetation composition remained stable during transition from grazing to mowing grassland man-agement. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 304: 107161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107161

Kouba, Y., Merdas, S., Mostephaoui, T, Saadali, B. & Chenchouni, H. 2020. Plant community composition and structure under short-term grazing exclusion in steppic arid rangelands. Ecological Indicators 120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106910

Kovácsné Koncz, N., Béri, B., Deák, B., Kelemen, A., Tóth, K., Kiss, R., Radócz, Sz., Miglécz, T., Tóthmérész, B. & Valkó, O. 2020. Meat production and maintaining biodiversity: Grazing by traditional and crossbred beef cattle breeds in marshes and grasslands. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 139–148.

Labadessa, R., Deák, B. & Valkó, O. 2020. No need for grazing exclusion – Sheep grazing supports grassland recovery even from the early successional stages. Tuexenia 40: 429–443. https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.014

Li, Z., Li, Z., Tong, X., Zhang, J., Dong, L., Zheng, Y., Ma, W., Zhao, L., Wang, L., (…) & Li, F.Y. 2020. Climatic humidity mediates the strength of the species-richness-biomass relationship on the Mongolian Plateau steppe. Science of the Total Environment 718: Article 137252.

Moysiyenko, I.I., Khodosovtsev, A.Y., Pylypenko, I.O., Boiko, M.F., Malchykova, D.S., Klymenko, V.M., Ponomarova, A.A., Darmostuk, V.V. & Zaharova, M.Y. 2020. Perspective nature protected objects of Kherson region. Helvetica, Kherson UA. DOI: 10.32782/978-966-992-049-2/1-166 (in Ukrainian)

Plenk, K., Willner, W., Demina, O.N., Höhn, M., Kuzemko, A., Vassilev, K. & Kropf, M. in press. Phylogeographic evidence for long-term persistence of the Eurasian steppe plant Astragalus onobrychis in the Pannonian region (eastern Central Europe). Florahttps://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13926

Świerszcz S., Nobis M., Swacha G., Kącki Z., Dembicz I., Waindzoch K., Nowak S. & Nowak A. 2020. Pseudosteppes and related grassland vegetation in the Pamir-Alai and western Tian Shan Mts – the borderland of the Irano-Turanian and Euro-Siberian regions. Tuexenia 40: 147–173.

Valencia, E., de Bello, F., (…), Dengler, J., (…) & Götzenberger, L. 2020. Directional trends in species composition over time can lead to a widespread overemphasis of year-to-year asyn-chrony. Journal of Vegetation Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12916

Valencia, E., de Bello, F., Galland, T., Lepš, J., Vojtkó, A., van Klink, R., Carmona, C.P., Adler, P.B., Danihelka, J., Dengler, J., (…) & Götzenberger, L. 2020. Global drivers of plant community stability in natural ecosystems: synchrony matters more than species richness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1920405117

Valkó, O., Deák, B., Török, P., Tóth, K., Kiss, R., Kelemen, A., Miglécz, T., Sonkoly, J. & Tóthmérész, B. 2020. Dynamics in vegetation and seed bank composition highlight the importance of post-restoration management in sown grasslands. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/rec.13192

Valkó, O., Lukács, K., Deák, B., Kiss, R., Miglécz, T., Tóth, K., Tóth, Á., Godó, L., Radócz, S., (…) & Tóthmérész, B. 2020. Laundry washing increases dispersal efficiency of cloth-dispersed propa-gules. NeoBiota 60: 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.61.53730

Valkó, O., Tölgyesi, C., Kelemen, A., Bátori, Z., Gallé, R., Rádai, Z., Bragina, T.M., Bragin, Y.A. & Deák, B. 2020. Steppe Marmot (Marmota bobak) as ecosystem engineer in arid steppes. Journal of Arid Environments. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104244

Vetter, V., Kreyling, J., Dengler, J., Apostolova, I., Arfin Khan, M.A.S., Berauer, B.J., Berwaers, S., De Boeck, H., Nijs, I., (…) & Jentsch, A. 2020. Invader presence disrupts the stabilizing effect of species richness in plant community recovery after drought. Global Change Biology 26: 3539–3551.

Wang, Y., Niu, X., Hhao, L., Liang, C., Miao, B., Zhang, Q., Zhang, J., Schmid, B. & Ma, W. 2020. Biotic stability mechanisms in Inner Mongolian grassland. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287: Article 20200675.

Widmer, S., Riesen, M., Krüsi, B.O., Dengler, J. & Billeter, R. 2020. Wenn Gämsen Schafe ersetzen: Fallstudie zu den Auswirkungen auf die Diversität von alpinen Rasen. Tuexenia 40: 225–246.

Zaniewski, P.T., Kozub, Ł. & Wierzbicka, M. 2020. Intermediate disturbance by off-road vehicles promotes endangered pioneer cryptogam species of acid inland dunes. Tuexenia 40: 479–497.

Berg, C., Ewald, J., Hobohm, C. & Dengler, J. 2019. The whole and its parts: why and how to disentangle plant communities and synusiae in vegetation classification. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 127–135. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12461

Biurrun, I., Bergmeier, E., Dengler, J., Jansen, F. & Willner, W. 2019. Vegetation classification and its application are relevant globally. Phytocoenologia 49: 1–6. PDF

Bruelheide, H., Dengler, J., Jiménez-Alfaro, B., Purschke, O., Hennekens, S.M., Chytrý M., Pillar, V. D., Jansen, F., Kattge, J., (...) & Zverev, A. 2019. sPlot – a new tool for global vegetation analyses. Journal of Vegetation Science 30: 161–186.

Filibeck, G., Cancellieri, L., Bartolucci, F., Becker, U., Conti, F., Maestri, S., Mürz, M., Schommer, E., Sperandii, M.G. & Becker T. 2019. Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin newly discovered in the Central Apennines (Italy): a further example of steppe relict in the Abruzzo “dry valleys”. Plant Biosystems DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2019.1651784

Filibeck, G., Sperandii, M.G., Bazzichetto, M., Mancini, L.D., Rossini, F. & Cancellieri, L. 2019. Exploring the drivers of vascular plant richness at very fine spatial scale in sub-Mediterranean limestone grasslands (Central Apennines, Italy). Biodiversity and Conservation 28: 2701–2725.

Karlík, P. & Poschlod, P. 2019. Identifying plant and envi-ronmental indicators of ancient and recent calcareous grasslands. Ecological Indicators 104: 405–421.

Palpurina, S., Chytrý, M., Hölzel, N., Tichý, L., Wagner, V., Horsák, M., Axmanová, I.,  Hájek, M.,  Hájková, P., Freitag, M.,  Lososová, Z.,  Mathar, W., Tzonev, R.,  Danihelka, J., Dřevojan, P. 2019. The type of nutrient limitation affects the plant species richness–productivity relationship: evidence from dry grasslands across Eurasia. Journal of Ecology vol. 107, 3, 1038-1050 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13084

Partzsch, M. 2019. Warming differently affects the inter-and intraspecific interactions among semi-dry grassland species. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 40. DOI: 10.101/j.ppees.2019.125481

Plenk, K., Bardy, K., Höhn, M. & Kropf, M. 2019. Long-term survival and successful conservation? Low genetic diversity but no evidence for reduced reproductive success at the north-westernmost range edge of Poa badensis (Poaceae) in Central Europe. Biodiversity and Conservation 28: 1245–1265.

Wagner, M., Fagan, K.C., Jefferson, R.G., Marrs, R.H., Mortimer, S.R., Bullock, J.M. & Pywell, R.F. (2019) Species indicators for naturally-regenerating and old calcareous grassland in southern England. Ecological Indicators 101: 804–812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.082

Weigand, A., Abrahamczyk, S., Aubin, I., Biţă-Nicolae, C., Bruelheide, H., Carvajal-Hernández, C., Cicuzza, D., da Costa, L.E.M., Csiky, J., Dengler, J., de Gasper, A.L., Guerin, G.R., Haider, S., Hernandez, A.R., Jandt, U., Reyes-Chávez, J., Karger, D.N., Khine, P.K., Kluge, J., Krömer, T., Lehnert, M., Lenoir, J., Moulatlet, G.M., Mualin, D.A., Noben, S., Olivares, I., Quintanilla, L.G., Reich, P.B., Sala-zar, L., Silva-Mijangos, L., Tuomisto, H., Weigelt, P., Zu-quim, G., Kreft, H. & Kessler, M. 2019. Global fern and lycophyte richness explained: How regional and local factors shape plot richness. Journal of Biogeography 60: 59–71. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13782

Willner, W., Roleček, J., Korolyuk, A., Dengler, J., Chytrý, M., Janišová, M., Lengyel, A., Aćić, S., Becker, T., Ćuk, M., Demina, O., Jandt, U., Kącki, Z., Kuzemko, A., Kropf, M., Lebedeva, M., Semenishchenkov, Y., Šilc. U., Stančić, Z., Staudinger, M., Vassilev, K. & Yamalov, S. (2019) Formalized classification of the semi-dry grasslands of central and eastern Europe. Preslia 91: 25–49. PDF

Bátori, Z., Erdős, L., Kelemen, A., Deák, B., Valkó, O., Gallé, R., Bragina, T. M., Kiss, P.J., Kröel-Dulay, G. & Tölgyesi, C. 2018. Diversity patterns in sandy forest-steppes – a comparative study from the western and central Palaearctic. Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 1011–1030. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1477-7

Boch, S., Allan, E., Humbert, J.-Y., Kurtogullari, Y., Lessard-Therrien, M., Müller, J., Prati, D., Rieder, N.S., Arlettaz, R. & Fischer, M. 2018. Direct and indirect effects of land use on bryophytes in grasslands. Science of the Total Environment 644: 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.323

Boch, S., Ginzler, C., Schmidt, B.R., Bedolla, A., Ecker, K., Graf, U., Küchler, H., Küchler, M., Holderegger, R. & Bergamini, A. 2018. Wirkt der Schutz von Biotopen? Ein Programm zum Monitoring der Biotope von nationaler Bedeutung in der Schweiz. ANLiegen Natur 40: 39–48. LINK

Boch, S., Petrik, P., Schatz, B. 2018. Chapter 3.4.9 – Vascular plants. In: IPBES (2018) The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia. Rounsevell, M., Fischer, M., Torre-Marin Rando, A., Mader, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. pp. 294–295. REPORT

Boch, S. 2018. Chapter 3.4.10 – Bryophytes. In: IPBES (2018) The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia. Rounsevell M, Fischer M, Torre-Marin Rando A, Mader A (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. pp. 295–296. REPORT

Boch, S. 2018. Chapter 3.4.11 – Lichens. In: IPBES (2018) The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia. Rounsevell, M., Fischer, M., Torre-Marin Rando, A., Mader, A. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. pp. 296–297. REPORT

Bruelheide, H., Dengler, J., Purschke, O., Lenoir, J., Jiménez-Alfaro, B., Hennekens, S.M., Botta-Dukát, Z., Chytrý, M., Field, R., Jansen, F., Kattge, J., Pillar, V.D., Schrodt, F., Mahecha, M.D., Peet, R.K., Sandel, B., van Bodegom, P., Altman, J., Alvarez Davila, E., Arfin Khan, M.A.S., Attorre, F., Aubin, I., Baraloto, C., Barroso, J.G., Bauters, M., Bergmeier, E., Biurrun, I., Bjorkman, A.D., Blonder, B., Čarni, A., Cayuela, L., Černý, T., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Craven, D., Dainese, M., Derroire, G., De Sanctis, M., Díaz, S., Doležal, J., Farfan-Rios, W., Feldpausch, T.R., Fenton, N.J., Garnier, E., Guerin, G.R., Gutiérrez, A.G., Haider, S., Hattab, T., Henry, G., Hérault, B., Higuchi, P., Hölzel, N., Homeier, J., Jentsch, A., Jürgens, N., Kącki, Z., Karger, D.N., Kessler, M., Kleyer, M., Knollová, I., Korolyuk, A.Y., Kühn, I., Laughlin, D.C., Lens, F., Loos, J., Louault, F., Lyubenova, M.I., Malhi, Y., Marcenò, C., Mencuccini, M., Müller, J.V., Munzinger, J., Myers-Smith, I.H., Neill, D.A., Niinemets, Ü., Orwin, K.H., Ozinga, W.A., Penuelas, J., Pérez-Haase, A., Petřík, P., Phillips, O.L., Pärtel, M., Reich, P.B., Römermann, C., Rodrigues, A.V., Sabatini, F.M., Sardans, J., Schmidt, M., Seidler, G., Silva Espejo, J.E., Silveira, M., Smyth, A., Sporbert, M., Svenning, J., Tang, Z., Thomas, R., Tsiripidis, I., Vassilev, K., Violle, C., Virtanen, R., Weiher, E., Welk, E., Wesche, K., Winter, M., Wirth, C., Jandt, U. 2018. Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2: 1906–1917. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0699-8

De Cáceres, M., Franklin, S.B., Hunter, J.T., Landucci, F., Dengler, J. & Roberts, D.W. 2018. Global overview of plot-based vegetation classification approaches. Phytocoenologia 48: 101–112. DOI: 10.1127/phyto/2018/0256

Cwener, A., Chmielewski, P. & Osek-Bodzak, M. 2018. State of Adonis vernalis (Ranunculaceae) populations in the Lublin region. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica Polonica 25(2): 193–203.

Dembicz, I., Szczeparska, L., Moysiyenko, I. I. & Wódkiewicz, M. 2018. High genetic diversity in fragmented Iris pumila L. populations in Ukrainian steppe enclaves. Basic and Applied Ecology 28: 37–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2018.02.009

Dengler, J., Wagner, V., Dembicz, I.,  García-Mijangos, I., Naqinezhad, A., Boch, S., Chiarucci, A., Conradi, T., Filibeck, G., (…) & Biurrun, I. 2018.  GrassPlot – a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands. Phytocoenologia 48: 331–347. https://doi.org/10.1127/phyto/2018/0267

Fekete, R., Mesterházy, A., Valkó, O. &  Molnár V., A. 2018. A hitchhiker from the beach – The spread of a maritime, halophyte species (Cochlearia danica L.) along salted continental roads. Preslia 90: 23–37. PDF

Heer, N., Klimmek, F., Zwahlen, C., Fischer, M., Hölzel, N., Klaus, V.H., Kleinebecker, T., Prati, D. & Boch, S. 2018. Hemiparasite-density effects on grassland plant diversity, composition and biomass. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 32: 22–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2018.01.004

Herzon, I., Birge, T., Allen, B., Povellato, A., Vanni, F., Hart, K., Radley, G., Tucker, G., Keenleyside, C., Oppermann, R., Underwood, E., Poux, X., Beaufoy, G. & Pražan, J. 2018. Time to look for evidence: results-based approach to biodiversity conservation on farmland in Europe. Land Use Policy 71: 347–354. DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.12.011

Kozub, Ł., Goldstein, K., Dembicz, I., Wilk, M., Wyszomirski, T., Kotowski, W. 2018. To mow or not to mow? Plant functional traits help to understand management impact on rich fen vegetation. Applied Vegetation Science. DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12411

Lyons, A., Ashton, P.A. & Oxbrough, A. 2018. Managing biodiversity in upland calcareous grassland landscapes: a case study of spiders and ground beetles. Edge Hill University, Lancashire, UK. 1–33. PDF

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Süss, K., Fritsch, M., Bauer, A.,Eichberg, C.(2011): Zusammenhänge zwischen Tierernährung und Naturschutzwert in Ried-Sand-Beweidungssystemen. In: Ried und Sand : Biotopverbund und Restitution durch extensive Landbewirtschaftung. Naturschutz und biologische Vielfalt (110). Bundesamt für Naturschutz Bonn-Bad Godesberg , pp. 261-296. 

Süss, K., Schwabe, A. (2011): Erfolge bei der Restitution von Sandlebensräumen im E+E-Vorhaben "Ried und Sand" : Vegetation und ausgewählte Indikator-Tierarten. In: Ried und Sand : Biotopverbund und Restitution durch extensive Landbewirtschaftung. Naturschutz und biologische Vielfalt (110). Bundesamt für Naturschutz Bonn-Bad Godesberg , pp. 179-214.

Török P., Vida E., Deák B., LengyelSz., Tóthmérész B.(2011): Grassland restoration on former croplands in Europe: an assessment of applicability of techniques and costs. Biodiversity & Conservation

Török P., Miglécz T., Valkó O., Kelemen A., Deák B., Lengyel Sz., Tóthmérész B. (2011): Recovery of native grass biodiversity by sowing on former croplands: Is weed suppression a feasible goal for grassland restoration? Journal for Nature Conservation, 

Vitasovič-Kosič, I., Tardella, F.M., Ruščič, M., Catorci, A.(2011): Assesment of floristic diversity, functional composition and management strategy of North Adriatic pastoral landscape (Croatia). Polish Journal of Ecology 59, 4: 765-776.  

Wellstein, C. & Kuss, P. (2011): Diversity and frequency of clonaltraits along natural and land-use gradients in grasslands of the Swiss Alps,Folia Geobotanica. 

Wellstein C., Schröderb B.,Reinekingd B. & Zimmermann N. E. (2011): Understanding species and community response to environmental change – A functional trait perspective. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 145: 1-4. 

Aliasgharzad, Mårtensson & Olsson (2010): Acidification of a sandy grassland favours bacteria and disfavours fungal saprotrophs as estimated by fatty acid profiling, Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42:1058-1064 

Baranska K., Chmielewski P., Cwener A. & Pluciński P. (2010): Conservation and restoration of xerothermic grasslands in Poland - theory and practice" LIFE, 

Dengler J., Oldeland J. (2010): Effects of sampling protocol on the shapes of species richness curves. Journal of Biogeography 37: 1698–1705.  

Dengler J.& GIVD Steering Committee (2010): GIVD, a new ecological metadatabase.Frontiers of Biogeography 2: 70.

Eichberg, C, Storm, C, Stroh, M,Schwabe, A. (2010): Is the combination of topsoil replacement and inoculationwith plant material an effective tool for the restoration of threatened sand vegetation? Applied Vegetation Science 13: 425-438

Guarino, R., Pignatti, S. (2010): Diversitas and Biodiversity: the roots of a twenty-first century myth. Rendiconti Lincei (21) 4: 351-357 

Janisova M.& Dubravkova D. (2010): Formalized classification of rocky Pannonian grasslands and dealpine Sesleria-dominated grasslands in Slovakia using a hierarchical expert system. Phytocoenologia 40/4: 267-291. 

Jansen F. & Dengler J. (2010):  Plant names in vegetation databases – a neglected source of bias. Journal of Vegetation Science 21: 1179–1186. 

Ketner-Oostra R., Sparrius L. B. & Sýkora K. V. (2010): Development of lichen-rich communities. In: J. Fanta & H. Siepel (eds.) Inland drift sand landscapes, Part III: Ecosystem succession. KNNV publishing. Zeist, the Netherlands. pp. 236-254.  

Langhans T. M.,Storm Ch. & Schwabe A. (2010): Regeneration processes of biological soil crusts, macro-cryptogams and vascular plant species after fine-scale disturbance in a temperate region: recolonization or successional replacement? Flora 205 (1): 46-60. 

Manninen, S., Forss, S. & Venn,S. (2010) Management mitigates the  impact of urbanization on meadow vegetation. Urban Ecosystems 13(4): 461-481 

Mårtensson & Olsson (2010): Soil chemistry of local vegetation gradients in sandycalcareous grasslands, Plant Ecology 206:127-138.  

Michl T., Dengler J. & Huck S. (2010): Montane-subalpine tall-herb vegetation (Mulgedio-Aconitetea) in central Europe: large-scale synthesis and comparison with northern Europe. Phytocoenologia 40: 117–154.

Piwowarczyk R., Chmielewski P., Gierczyk B., Piwowarski B. & Stachyra, P. (2010):Orobanche pallidiflora Wimm. & Grab. in Poland: distribution, habitat and host preferences. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 79 (3): 197–205.

Rowińska A., Sudnik-Wójcikowska B., Moysiyenko I.I. (2010). Kurhany – dziedzictwo kultury w krajobrazie antropogenicznym strefy stepów i lasostepu – oczami archeologa i botanika. Wiadomości Botaniczne 54(3/4): 7-20. Saarikivi, J., Idström, L., Venn,S., Niemelä, J. & Kotze, D. (2010) Carabid beetle assemblages associatedwith urban golf courses in the greater Helsinki area. European Journal of Entomology 107(4): 553-561 

Seifan M., Tielborger K., Schloz-Murer, D: & Seifan T.(2010): Contribution of molehill disturbances to grassland community composition along a productivity gradient. Acta Oecologica 36:569-577. 

Škornik, Sonja, Vidrih, Matej, Kaligarič, Mitja. 2010. Theeffect of grazing pressure on species richness, composition and productivity in North Adriatic Karst pastures. Plant Biosyst. (Firenze, Testo stamp.),  144 (2),  355-364  

Stevens, D.P., Smith, S.L.N., Blackstock, T.H., Bosanquet, S.D.S., Stevens, J.P. (2010): Grasslands of Wales. A Survey of Lowland Species-Rich Grasslands, 1987-2004. University of Wales Press, Cardiff.

Sudnik-Wójcikowska B., Moysiyenko I.I. (2010). Zonal character of the flora of kurgans in central and southern Ukraine. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 17: 47-52.  

Sudnik-Wójcikowska B., Moysiyenko I.I. (2010). Flora of kurgans in the forest steppe zone in Ukraine. Chornomor. Bot. Journ. 6.2: 162-199.  

Török P., Kelemen A., Valkó O., Deák B., Lukács B. & Tóthmérész B. (2010): Lucerne-do minated fields recover native grass diversity without intensive management actions. Journal of Applied Ecology, 

Török P., Deák B., Vida E., ValkóO., Lengyel Sz. & Tóthmérész B. (2010): Restoring grassland biodiversity: sowing low diversity seed mixtures can lead to rapid favourable changes. Biological Conservation 143: 806–812. 

Valkó O.,Török P., Tóthmérész B. & Matus G. (2010): Restoration Potential in Seed Banks of Acidic Fen and Dry-Mesophilous Meadows: Can Restoration Be Based on Local Seed Banks? Restoration Ecology 

Wessels-deWitS. & Schwabe A. (2010):The fate of sheepdispersed seeds: Plant species emergence and spatial patterns. Flora 205(10): 656-665.

Dengler J., Löbel S. & Dolnik C. (2009): Species constancy depends on plot size – a problem for vegetation classification and how it can be solved. Journal of Vegetation Science 20: 754–766. 

Dengler, J. (2009): A flexible, multi-scale approach for standardised recording of plant species richness patterns. – Ecol. Indic. 9: 1169–1178, Amsterdam

Dengler J. (2009): Which function describes the species-area relationship best? – A review and empirical evaluation. Journal of Biogeography 36: 728–744.

Kratochwil, A., Beil, M.,Schwabe, A. (2009): Complex structure of pollinator-plant interaction webs: random, nested, with gradients or modules?  Apidologie, 40 (6) pp. 634-650.

Langhans, T. M., Storm, C.,Schwabe, A. (2009): Community assembly of biological soil crusts of different successional stages in temperate sand ecosystem, as assessed by direct determination and enrichment techniques. Microbial Ecology, 58 (2) pp. 394-407. 

Langhans,T. M., Storm, C.,Schwabe, A. (2009): Biological soil crusts and their microenvironment: Impact on emergence, survival and establishment of seedlings. Flora, 204 (2) pp. 157-168. 

Maccherini, S., Bacaroa, G., Favillia, L., Piazzinia, S., Santia, E., Marignani, M. (2009): Congruence among vascular plants and butterflies in the evaluation of grassland restoration success. Acta Oecologica, 35: 311-317.  

Moysiyenko I.I., Sudnik-Wójcikowska B.  (2009). Flora of kurgans in the Pontic herb(-rich) grass steppe zone in Ukraine. Chornomor. Bot. Journ. 5.3: 333-369.   

Mucina, L., Dengler, J., Bergmeier, E., Čarni, A., Dimopolous, P., Jahn, R., Matevski, V.  (2009): New and validated high-rank syntaxa from Europe. – Lazaroa 30: 267–276

Olsson, Mårtensson & Bruun (2009); Acidification of sandy grasslands - consequences for nutrient availability and plant diversity, Applied vegetation Science, 12:350-361.  

Pedashenko, H., Meshinev, T., Apostolova, I. (2009): Herbaceous vegetation on carbonate terrains in Mt Lozenska. – Phytol. Balcanica 15: 245–253, Sofia. 

Rickert, B.-H., Drews, H. 2009. Ein erster Schritt zu einem Populationsmanagement für Pulsatilla pratensis (L.) Mill in Schleswig-Holstein? Kiel. Not. Pflanzenkd. 36: 37–41 

Schwabe, A.,Kratochwil, A. Zerbe,S. ; Wiegleb, G. (eds.) (2009): Renaturierung von Sandökosystemen im Binnenland. In: Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa. Spektrum , Heidelberg [u. a.] , pp. 235-263. 

Sopotlieva,D. (2009): Poo bulbosae-Achilleetum pseodpectinatae: a new plant association. – Phytol. Balcanicae 15: 235–244, Sofia.  

Sudnik-Wójcikowska B., Moysiyenko I.I., Slim P.A., Moraczewski I.R. (2009). Impact of the invasive species Elaeagnus angustifolia L. on vegetation in Pontic desert steppe zone (southern Ukraine). Pol. J. Ecol. 57.2: 269-281. 

Anastasiu, P., Pascale, G., Cristurean, I. (2008): Regarding grasslands between Sărăţelului Valley and Slănicului Valley, Buzău County. – An. Univ. Craiova, Agric. Montanologie Cadastru 38/B: 11–25, 

Becker, T., Dierschke, H. (2008): Vegetation response to high concentrations of heavy metals in the Harz Mountains, Germany. – Phytocoenologia 38: 255 265 

Beil, M., Horn, H., Schwabe, A. (2008): Analysis of pollen loads in a wild bee community (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - a method for elucitating habitat use and foraging distances. Apidologie, 39 (4) pp. 456-467. 

Bohner, A. (2008): Relationship between vascular plant species richness and soil chemical properties of alpine meadows and pastures. – Grassland Sci. Eur. 13: 81–83.

Dengler J.,Boch S. (2008): Forest-edge communities (Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei) on the island of Saaremaa (Estonia): Phytosociology and biodiversity patterns. In: Dengler J., Dolnik C., Trepel M. [Eds.]: Flora, Vegetation und Naturschutz zwischen Schleswig-Holstein und Südamerika. Festschrift für Klaus Dierßen zum 60. Geburtstag. Mitt. Arbeitsgem. Geobot. Schleswig-Holstein Hamb. 65: 257–286 + 2 tables

Dengler J.,Boch S. (2008):Sampling-design effects on properties of species-area curves – a case study from Estonian dry grassland communities. Folia Geobot. 43: 289–304, Průhonice. 

Dengler J.,Chytrý M., Ewald J.(2008): Phytosociology. – In: Jørgensen S. E., Fath B. D. [Eds.]: Encyclopedia of Ecology: 2767–2779, Elsevier, Oxford [u. a.]. Janišová M. & Škodová I. (2007): Phytosociological database of Slovak grassland vegetation. Ann. Bot. N. S. 7: 19-26, Rome.

Dierschke, H., Becker, T. (2008): Die Schwermetall-Vegetation des Harzes – Gliederung, ökologische Bedinungen und syntaxonomische Einordnung. – Tuexenia 28: 185–227 + 1 table

Golub, V.B., Grechushkina, N.A., Sorokin, A.N., Nikolaychuk, L.F. (2009): Plant communities on rock outcrops in the Northwest part of the Black Sea Caucasian coast. Vegetation of Russia, 14: 3-14 (in russian) PDF

Janišová M. & Uhliarová E. (2008): Brachypodio pinnati-Molinietum arundinaceae Klika 1939 v Starohorských vrchoch. [Brachypodio pinnati- Molinietum arundinaceae Klika 1939 in the Starohorské vrchy Mts. In Slovak with English abstract.] Bul. Slov. Bot. Spoločn. Roč. 30/2: 227-238, Bratislava.

Illyes, E. , Botta-Dukat, Z., Molnar, Z.S. (2008): Patch and landscape factors affecting the naturalness-based quality of three model grassland habitats in Hungary.  - Acta Botanica Hungarica 50(Suppl.), pp. 179–197. 

Jansen F.,Dengler J. (2008): GermanSL – Eine universelle taxonomische Referenzliste für Vegetationsdatenbanken in Deutschland. Tuexenia 28: 239–253

Löbel S., Dengler J. (2008): Dry grassland communities on southern Öland: phytosociology, ecology, and diversity. In: Maarel E. van der [Ed.]: Structure and dynamics of alvar vegetation on Öland and some related dry grasslands. Dedicated to Ejvind Rosén on his 65th birthday. Acta Phytogeogr. Suec. 88: 13–32, Svenska Växtgeografiska Sällskapet, Uppsala.

Marignani, M., D. Rocchini, D. Torri, A. Chiarucci and S. Maccherini. 2008. Planning restoration in a cultural landscape in Italy using an object-based approach and historical analysis. Landscape and Urban Planning 84: 28–37 

Putfarken D., Dengler J., Lehmann S., Härdtle W. (2008): Site use of grazing cattle andsheep in a largescale pasture landscape: a GPS/GIS assessment. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 111: 54–67

Ruprecht, E., Donath, T. W., Otte, A., Eckstein, R. L. 2008. Chemical effects of a dominant grass on seed germination of four familial pairs of dry grassland species. Seed Sci. Res. 18: 239–248.

Rūsiņa S. (2008): Dabisko zālāju atjaunošanas pasākumu ietekme uz veģetāciju aizsargājamo ainavu apvidū „Ziemeļgauja”. [The influence of semi-natural grassland restoration on vegetation in the protected landscape area „Northern Gauja”. Iin Latvian with short English summary]. Gr.: Auniņš A. [ed.] Aktuālā savvaļas sugu un biotopu apsaimniekošanas problemātika Latvijā. Latvijas Universitāte, Rīga, 57–72.lpp.  

Storm, C., Süss, K. 2008.  Are low-productive plant communities responsive to nutrient addition? Evidence from dry pioneer grassland. Journal of Vegetation Science, 19, 3: 343-354.

Sudnik-Wójcikowska B., Moysiyenko I.I. (2008).The floristic differentiation of microhabitats within kurgans in the desert steppe zone of southern Ukraine.  Acta Soc. Bot. Pol. 77.2: 139-147.   

Sudnik-Wójcikowska B., Moysiyenko I.I. (2008).Thesynanthropic flora of kurgans within three steppe zones in southern Ukraine.Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 11-12: 41-48.  

Wessels, S., Eichberg, C., Storm, C., Schwabe, A. (2008): Do plant-community-based grazing regimes lead to epizoochorous dispersal of high proportions of target species? Flora, 203, 4: 304-326. 

Wessels, S., Schwabe, A. (2008): Testing the potential seed availability in dung samples: comparison of two seeding emergence methods. Flora, 203, 5: 429-436.

Becker, T., Brändel, M. (2007): Vegetation-environment relationship in a heavy metal-dry grassland complex. – Folia Geobot. 42: 11–28

Becker, T., Brändel, M., Dierschke, H. (2007): Trockenrasen auf schwermetall- und nicht schwermetallhaltigen Böden der Bottendorfer Hügel in Thüringen. – Tuexenia 27: 255–286 + 5 tables 

Bohner, A. 2007. Phytodiversität im Wirtschafts- und Extensivgrünland der Tallagen. – Höhere Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft Raumberg-Gumpenstein [Eds.]: Biodiversität in Österreich – Welchen Beitrag liefert die Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Österreich, 28. Juni 2007: 29–36 

Bruelheide H., Jandt U. (2007): The relationship between dry grassland vegetation and microclimate along a west-east gradient in Central Germany. – Hercynia N. F. 40: 153–176, 

Illyés E., Chytrý M., Botta-Dukát Z., JandtU., Škodová I., Janišová M., Willner W. & Hájek O. (2007): Semidry grasslands along a climatic gradient across crossvalidation. J. Veg. Sci. 18: 835-846, Uppsala.

Dengler J.,Boch S. (2007):Taxonomy, ecology, and distribution of six remarkable plant taxa (Spermatophyta, Bryophyta, and Lichenes) of the Estonian dry grassland flora. Phyton 47: 47–71

Dengler J., Eisenberg M., Schröder J. (2007): Die grundwasserfernen  Saumgesellschaften Nordostniedersachsens im europäischen Kontext. Teil II: Säume nährstoffreicher Standorte (Artemisietea vulgaris) und vergleichende Betrachtung der Saumgesellschaften insgesamt. Tuexenia 27: 91–136, + 6 tables, 

Eichberg,C., Storm, C., Schwabe, A. (2007): Endozoochorous dispersal, seedling emergence and fruiting success in disturbed and undisturbed successional stages of sheep-grazed inland sand ecosystems. Flora, 202, 1: 3-26.  

Faust,C., ; Storm, C., Schwabe, A. (2007): Kaninchenbeweidung im Armerio-Festucetum trachyphyllae : Blühphänologie, Phytomasse-Entzug und Fraßpräferenzen. Hercynia, 40: 177-192

Janišová, M. (2007): Leaf demography of Festuca pallens Host in dry grassland communities. Biologia, 62/1: 32-40, Bratislava. 

Janišová M. & Gömöry D. (2007): Spatial genotypical diversity of Sesleria albicans (Poaceae) in a dry rassland community. Biologia 62/6: 670-674, Bratislava. 

Janišová M., Hájková P., Hegedüšová K., Hrivnák R., Kliment J., Michálková D., Ružičková H., Řezníčková M., Tichý L., Škodová I., Uhliarová E., Ujházy K & Zaliberová M. (2007): Travinnobylinná vegetácia Slovenska – elektronický expertný systém na identifikáciu syntaxónov. [Grassland vegetation of Slovakia – electronic expert system for syntaxa identification. In Slovak with English summaries. Introduction and methods in English, too.]. Botanický ústav SAV, Bratislava, 263 pp.

Jeschke M., Dengler J., Boch S., Dolnik C.,Kiehl K., Löbel S. (2007): Species-area relationships in European dry grasslands – A comparative analysis across regions, taxa, and scales. Verh. Ges. Ökol. 37: 180, Berlin.

Jones, A.(2007): The challenge of High Nature Value grasslands conservation inTransylvania (Romania). – Transylvanian Rev. Syst. Ecol. Res. 4: 73–82, Sibiu.

Kun, A.,Ruprecht, E., Bartha, S., Virágh, K. (2007): Unique diversity of grassland in the Transylvanian Lowland [in Hungarian, with English summary]. – Kitaibelia 12: 88–96, Debrecen.

Stroh, M., Storm, C.,Schwabe, A. (2007): Untersuchungen zur Restitution von Sandtrockenrasen : das Seeheim-Jugenheim-Experiment in Südhessen (1999 bis 2005). Tuexenia, 27: 287-306. 

Maccherini, S., Marignania, M., Castagninia, P., van den Brink, P.J. 2007. Multivariate analysis of the response of overgrown semi-natural calcareous grasslands to restorative shrub cutting. Basic and Applied Ecology, 8: 332—342.  

Michálková D. (2007): Diversity of dry grasslands in the Považský Inovec Mts (Slovakia) – a numerical analysis. Hacquetia 6/1: 61–76, Ljubljana. 

Partzsch, M. (2007): Flora, Vegetation und historische Entwicklung der Porphyrkuppenlandschaft zwischen Halle und Wettin (Sachsen-Anhalt). – Schlechtendalia 15: 1–91, 

Ruprecht, E., Bartha, S., Botta-Dukát, Z., Szabó, A. (2007): Assembly rules during old-field succession in two contrasting environments. – Comm. Ecol. 8: 31–40, Budapest.

Schneider-Binder, E. (2007): Xerophilous and xero-mesophilous grasslands on slumping hills around the Saxon villages Apold and Saschiz (Transylvania, Romania). – Transylvanian Rev. Syst. Ecol. Res. 4: 55 64

Süss,K., Storm, C., Zimmermann, K., Schwabe, A. (2007): The interrelationship between productivity, plant species richness and livestock diet : a question of scale? Applied Vegetation Science, 10, 2: 169-182. 

Süss, K., Schwabe, A. (2007): Sheep versus donkey grazing or mixed treatment: results from a 4-year field experiment in Armerio-Festucetum trachyphyllae sand vegetation. Phytocoenologia, 37, 1: 135-160.

Akeroyd, J.(2006): The historic countryside of the Saxon villages of southern Transylvania. – 86 pp., Fundaţia ADEPT, Saschiz, Mureş. 

Beil, M., Zehm, A. (2006):  Erfassung und naturschutzfachliche Bewertung der hessischen Vorkommen von Jurinea cyanoides (L.) Rchb. (FFH-Anhang-II-Art.) A survey and conservation assessment of occurrences of the Habitats Directive Annex II species Jurinea cyanoides (L.) Rchb. in Hesse, Germany. Natur und Landschaft, 81: 177-184. 

Boch S.,Dengler J. (2006):Floristische und ökologische Charakterisierung sowie Phytodiversität derTrockenrasen auf der Insel Saaremaa (Estland). In: Bültmann H., Fartmann T., Hasse T. [Eds.]: Trockenrasen auf unterschiedlichen Betrach– tungsebenen – Berichte einer Tagung vom 26.–28. August in Münster. Arb. Inst. Landschaftsökol. Münster 15: 55–71

Dengler J.(2006):Xerothermvegetation in NONiedersachsen und im Mittleren Elbetal. In: Härdtle W., Horst K., Prüter J. [Eds.]: Flora und Vegetation im nordöstlichen Niedersachsen. Jahrb. Naturwiss. Ver. Fürstentum Lüneburg Sonderh. 1: 107–114 Advances in the conservationPhytocoenologia, 36: 161-189.  

Dengler J. (2006): Variabilität von Artendichte und Artenzusammensetzung auf unterschiedlichen räumlichen Skalenebenen – Exemplarische Untersuchungen aus Trockenrasen und Konsequenzen für das Probedesign von Biodiversitätsuntersuchungen. In: Bültmann H., Fartmann T., Hasse T. [Eds.]: Trockenrasen auf unterschiedlichen Betrachtungsebenen – Berichte  Inst. Landschaftsökol. Münster 15: 73–81, Münster. 

Dengler J., Boch S. (2006): Vegetation des NSG Kalkberg in Lüneburg. In: Härdtle W., Horst K., Prüter J. [Eds.]: Flora und Vegetation im nordöstlichen Niedersachsen. Jahrb. Naturwiss. Ver. Fürstentum Lüneburg Sonderh. 1: 49–55, Lüneburg.

Dengler J., Eisenberg M., Schröder J. (2006): Die grundwasserfernen Saumgesellschaften Nordostniedersachsens im europäischen Kontext. Teil I: Säume magerer Standorte (Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei). Tuexenia 26: 51–93 + 9 tables 

Dengler J., Fischer P., Härdtle W. (2006): Flusslandschaft Elbe zwischen Radegast und Dömitz (Elbeexkursion 1). In: Härdtle W., Horst K., Prüter J. [Eds.]: Flora und Vegetation im nordöstlichen Niedersachsen. Jahrb. Naturwiss. Ver. Fürstentum Lüneburg Sonderh. 1: 69–77

Dengler J., Löbel S. (2006): The basiphilous dry grasslands of shallow, skeletal soils (Alysso-Sedetalia) on the island of Öland (Sweden), in the context of North and Central Europe. Phytocoenologia 36: 343–391, Berlin. Dengler J., Löbel S., Boch, S. (2006): Dry grassland communities of shallow, skeletal soils (Sedo- Scleranthenea) in northern Europe. Tuexenia 26: 159– 190 + 6 tables, Göttingen.

Janišová M. (2006): Caespitosegrasses in dry grassland communities at several organization scales. In: Bültmann H., Fartmann T., Hasse T. [Eds.]: Trockenrasen auf unterschied–lichen Betrachtungsebenen – Berichte einer Tagung vom 26.–28. August in Münster. Arb. Inst.     Landschaftsökol. Münster 15: 43-49, Münster. 

Janišová M. (2006): Tiller demography of Festuca pallens Host (Graminae) in two dry grassland communities. Pol. J. Ecol. 54/2:201-213, Łomianki. 

Löbel S., Dengler J., Hobohm C.(2006): Species richness of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens in dry grasslands: The effects of environment, landscape structure and competition. Folia Geobot. 41: 377– 393 

Maccherini, S. (2006): Small-scale spatial structure in a remnant calcareous grassland. Belgian Journal of Botany, 139, 1: 103-114. maccherini@unisi.it

Moysiyenko I.I., Sudnik-Wójcikowska B. (2006). The flora of kurgans in the steppe zone of southern Ukraine - phytogeographical and ecological aspects. Polish Bot. Studies 22: 387-398.  

Moysiyenko I.I., Sudnik-Wójcikowska B. (2006). The flora of kurgans in the desert steppe zone ofsouthern Ukraine. Chornomorski Bot. Journ. 2.1: 5-35.  

Ruprecht, E. (2006): Successfully Recovered Grassland: A Promising Example from Romanian Old-Fields. – Restoration Ecol. 14: 473–480.

Rūsiņa S. (2006): Nemeža augu sabiedrības Latvijas pilskalnos. [Non-forest plant communities in Latvian hill-forts. In Latvian with short English summary]. Acta Universitatis Latviensis, Earth and Environment Sciences, 695: 67-92.

Sudnik-Wójcikowska, B. Moysiyenko I.I., Slim P.A. (2006). Dynamics of the flora of windbreaks in the agricultural landscape of steppes in southern Ukraine. Biodiversity Research and Conservation 1-2: 77-81.   

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