When people move from the country to the city, for example, it is usually a blessing for nature. What remains are fields, pastures and mines. Researchers from the University of Göttingen have now investigated how the change affects nature. Not only positive results came to light.
Goettingen.Researchers from the University of Göttingen have examined the development of biodiversity on fallow land. In the study carried out with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria, they show that the abandonment of land use can be both an opportunity and a threat to biodiversity. The results were published in an article in the journal Science.
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