Issue 9/2025 Special Issue: Cultural Forests for Landscape-Scale Biodiversity Conservation
Content (18 Articles)
Environmental DNA (eDNA): A review of ecosystem biodiversity detection and applications
- Open Access
- Review Paper
Taner Çevik, Nazife Çevik
Effects of abiotic and biotic factors on latitudinal diversity patterns of tree species in temperate forests
- Original Research
Shuhui Liu, Minhui Hao, Juan Wang, Xuetao Qiao, Zhonghui Zhang, Chunyu Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao
A population irruption of the long-haired rat, Rattus villosissimus, brings rare trophic interactions to the Simpson desert, Australia
- Open Access
- Original Research
Chris R. Pavey, S. Raghu, Gerhard Körtner, Catherine E. M. Nano
Unraveling spatio-temporal patterns of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic β-diversity of temperate ant communities after habitat simplification
- Original Research
G. Pérez-Toledo, M. Cuautle, C. Castillo-Guevara, J. G. Miguelena
Cultural forests, sacred groves, and traditionally managed woodlands: key contributors to the maintenance of biodiversity
- Editorial
David L. Hawksworth, Mauro Agnoletti
Spatial analysis of deforestation in Indonesia in the period 1950–2017 and the role of protected areas
- Open Access
- Original Research
Antonio Santoro, Francesco Piras, Qingyi Yu
Comparable biodiversity and demographic structure between sacred groves and protected forests with Dipterocarpus hasseltii reveal conservation value of customary forests in Bali, Indonesia
- Original Research
Ni Kadek Erosi Undaharta, Francesco Martini, Alison Kim Shan Wee
Unique bird diversity in an Ethiopian church forest
- Open Access
- Original Research
Jan Christian Habel, Amare Gibru, Moses Mulwa, Habtamu Assaye Deffersha, Solomon Addisu, Mike Teucher, Thomas Schmitt, Werner Ulrich
Elevation and distance to human habitation regulate high bird diversity and abundance across sacred groves in Aravalli range, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
- Original Research
Rakesh Kumar, Vijay Kumar Koli
Assessment of ecotone changes over the last six decades in two cultural landscapes: The case of the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene UNESCO site and of the Olive Groves of the Slopes between Assisi and Spoleto GIAHS site
- Open Access
- Original Research
Francesco Piras, Alessandra Bazzurro, Beatrice Fiore, Federica Romano, Antonio Santoro
Innovation of argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) products and byproducts for sustainable development of rural communities in Morocco. A systematic literature review
- Open Access
- Review Paper
Antonio Santoro, Victor Ongoma, Moussa Ait el Kadi, Francesco Piras, Beatrice Fiore, Alessandra Bazzurro, Federica Romano, Brahim Meskour, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Adnane Labbaci, Abdellaali Tairi, Tarik Chfadi, Lhoussaine Bouchaou
Correction: Innovation of argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) products and byproducts for sustainable development of rural communities in Morocco. A systematic literature review
- Open Access
- Correction
Antonio Santoro, Victor Ongoma, Moussa Ait el Kadi, Francesco Piras, Beatrice Fiore, Alessandra Bazzurro, Federica Romano, Brahim Meskour, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Adnane Labbaci, Abdellaali Tairi, Tarik Chfadi, Lhoussaine Bouchaou
A community-based conservation approach model. the case of argan grove biosphere reserve cooperatives. in the central western part of morocco
- Original Research
Hala Idrassen, Hajar El Yazidi, Said Boujrouf
Locally protected forests: status, character and challenges a case study of Inhambane Province, southern Mozambique
- Open Access
- Original Research
Pascoal Gota, Anneli Ekblom
Land use changes in globally important cultural forests. The case of two traditionally managed forests for non-wood forest products (NWFPs) in China and Japan
- Open Access
- Original Research
Francesco Piras, Antonio Santoro
Conservation of native tree species in the agroforest of rice-based agroecosystems will contribute to sustainable agriculture
- Original Paper
Merlin Lopus, Amit Kushwaha, M. D. Reshma, Subaiba Shafi, Abdulla Habeeb, Telna Sebastian, Deepak Jaiswal, V. Shakeela
Achieving structural heterogeneity and high multi-taxon biodiversity in managed forest ecosystems: a European review
- Open Access
- Review Paper
Britta Uhl, Peter Schall, Claus Bässler