Changing year-round habitat use of extensively grazing cattle, sheep and pigs in East-Central Europe between 1940 and 2014: Consequences for conservation and policy

•Extensive grazing by cattle, sheep and pigs has decreased since the 1940s.•The number of habitat types used by cattle and pigs decreased significantly.•Use of non-pasture grassland habitats decreased, especially the use of stubbles.•Agricultural and conservation policies should cover all grazeable...

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Published in:	Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 234; pp. 142 - 153
Main Authors:	Varga, A., Molnár, Zs, Biró, M., Demeter, L., Gellény, K., Miókovics, E., Molnár, Á., Molnár, K., Ujházy, N., Ulicsni, V., Babai, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 16-10-2016 Elsevier BV
Subjects:	Agricultural management Agricultural policy Agroforestry systems Agronomy Animal husbandry Cattle Collapse Common Agricultural Policy Conservation Drought Ethics Forests Grasslands Grazing Habitat utilization Habitats Herding Hogs Land-use history Landscape Landscape ecology Large-scale grazing Livestock Marshes Meadows Nature conservation Pasture Post-soviet Sheep Stubble Sustainable grazing System effectiveness Vegetation Wood Central Europe Sustainable grazing Post-soviet Land-use history Large-scale grazing Landscape ecology Agroforestry systems
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