The value of newly created wood pastures for bird and grasshopper conservation

Modern production forests in Europe have closed canopies. As a consequence, the biodiversity associated with open woodland is declining. Forest grazing that created open conditions was once widespread. It was largely abandoned during the 20th century but is currently receiving increasing attention as a tool in nature conservation. In order to elucidate the value of newly created wood pastures for the conservation of birds and grasshoppers we...