<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This special issue is a collection of articles about the conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and was initiated by the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group at the 15th Eurasian Dry Grassland Conference (EDGC), held at Graz, Austria in 2019. The papers in this special issue cover a range of grassland habitats from montane dry grasslands to lowland sandy grasslands, feathergrass steppes and meadow steppes, and focus on the biodiversity values, conservation issues and restoration prospects of Palaearctic grasslands. We hope that the articles in this special issue will contribute to a better understanding of the ecology of grasslands and support their more effective conservation.</p></abstract>

This special issue is a collection of articles about the conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and was initiated by the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group at the 15th Eurasian Dry Grassland Conference (EDGC), held at Graz, Austria in 2019. The papers in this special issue cover a range of grassland habitats from montane dry grasslands to lowland sandy grasslands, feathergrass steppes and meadow steppes, and focus on the biodiversity values, conservation issues and restoration prospects of Palaearctic grasslands. We hope that the articles in this special issue will contribute to a better understanding of the ecology of grasslands and support their more effective conservation.

Conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands – Editorial to the 6<sup>th</sup> EDGG special issue in <italic>Hacquetia</italic>

Hacquetia

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Conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands – Editorial to the 6 EDGG special issue in 

This special issue is a collection of articles about the conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and was initiated by the Eurasian...

Conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands – Editorial to the 6^th EDGG special issue in Hacquetia

Published Online: Mar 01, 2021

Page range: 167 - 170

Received: Jan 11, 2021

Accepted: Jan 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0008

Keywords
biodiversity, conservation, grassland, management, Palaearctic, restoration, steppe

© 2021 Orsolya Valkó et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands – Editorial to the 6th EDGG special issue in Hacquetia

Published Online: Mar 01, 2021

Page range: 167 - 170

Received: Jan 11, 2021

Accepted: Jan 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0008

Keywordsbiodiversity, conservation, grassland, management, Palaearctic, restoration, steppe

© 2021 Orsolya Valkó et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Conservation, restoration and biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands – Editorial to the 6^th EDGG special issue in Hacquetia

Keywords
biodiversity, conservation, grassland, management, Palaearctic, restoration, steppe