Conservation and diversity of Palaearctic grasslands – Editorial to the 5th EDGG special issue in Hacquetia

Abstract

Palaearctic grasslands are diverse and dynamic ecosystems that are in the focus of ecology, conservation biology and agronomy. This special issue is dedicated to the biodiversity and conservation issues of Palaearctic grasslands and was initiated by the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group members attending the 14th Eurasian Dry Grassland Conference (EDGC) at Sulmona, Italy in 2018. The papers in this special issue cover a wide range of grassland ecosystems from mountain dry grasslands to lowland loess grasslands, feathergrass steppes and wet grasslands, and focus on the biodiversity values and conservation issues of Palaearctic grasslands. We believe that this compilation will contribute to a better understanding of the ecology of grasslands and support their more effective conservation.

The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) in 2019–2020

“…The 5th EDGG Special Feature in Hacquetia, with seven contributions and 89 pages on the topic of "Conservation and diversity of Palaearctic grasslands", edited by Orsolya Valkó, Stephen Venn, Rocco Labadessa, Salza Palpurina, Sabina Burrascano and Atushi Ushimaru, was published in summer 2019 (Valkó et al 2019). The 14th EDGG Special Feature in Tuexenia, with seven contributions and 123 pages on the topic of "Restoration, monitoring, conservation and phytosociology of semi-natural and natural grasslands in Central Europe", edited by Balázs Deák, Thomas Becker, Steffen Boch, Jürgen Dengler and Viktoria Wagner, was published in autumn 2019 (Deák et al 2019).…”

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“…The special issue contains five research papers from Greece(Tsiobani et al 2019), Hungary(Deák et al 2019, Switzerland(Dengler et al 2019a) and Ukraine(Polchaninova et al 2019). The Special Feature also includes a report of the EDGG activities in 2018 and 2019(Dengler et al 2019b) and an editorial paper(Valkó et al 2019).Hacquetia (http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/hacq) is the international journal of the Biological Branch of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences. It appears in two issues per year, both in print and online.…”

EDGG Event - 17th Eurasian Grassland Conference Grassland dynamics and conservation in a changing world Spain, with Tolosa town as the conference venue, 7–13th September 2020 - First Call

“…The special issue contains five research papers from Greece(Tsiobani et al 2019), Hungary(Deák et al 2019, Switzerland(Dengler et al 2019a) and Ukraine(Polchaninova et al 2019). The Special Feature also includes a report of the EDGG activities in 2018 and 2019(Dengler et al 2019b) and an editorial paper(Valkó et al 2019).Hacquetia (http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/hacq) is the international journal of the Biological Branch of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences. It appears in two issues per year, both in print and online.…”