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Table 2 List of key includable articles identified by subject experts for checking the comprehensiveness of the search strategy

From: Environmental impacts of farm land abandonment in high altitude/mountain regions: a systematic map of the evidence

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Cammeraat, E.L.H., A. Cerda, and A.C. Imeson, Ecohydrological adaptation of soils following land abandonment in a semi-arid environment. Ecohydrology, 2010. 3(4): p. 421–430.

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Catorci, A., G. Ottaviani, and S. Cesaretti, Functional and coenological changes under different long-term management conditions in Apennine meadows (central Italy). Phytocoenologia, 2011. 41(1): p. 45–58.

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Cocca, G., et al., Is the abandonment of traditional livestock farming systems the main driver of mountain landscape change in Alpine areas? Land Use Policy, 2012. 29(4): p. 878–886.

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Deleglise, C., G. Loucougaray, and D. Alard, Effects of grazing exclusion on the spatial variability of subalpine plant communities: A multiscale approach. Basic and Applied Ecology, 2011. 12(7): p. 609–619.

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Durak, T., Long-term trends in vegetation changes of managed versus unmanaged Eastern Carpathian beech forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 2010. 260(8): p. 1333–1344.

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Ferlan, M., et al., Comparing carbon fluxes between different stages of secondary succession of a karst grassland. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 2011. 140(1–2): p. 199–207.

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Fonderflick, J., et al., Avifauna trends following changes in a Mediterranean upland pastoral system. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 2010. 137(3–4): p. 337–347.

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Garcia-Ruiz, J.M. and N. Lana-Renault, Hydrological and erosive consequences of farmland abandonment in Europe, with special reference to the Mediterranean region - A review. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 2011. 140(3–4): p. 317–338.

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Gellrich, M., et al., Agricultural land abandonment and natural forest re-growth in the Swiss mountains: a spatially explicit economic analysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2001. 18(1): p. 93–108.

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Kampmann, D., et al., Agri-environment scheme protects diversity of mountain grassland species. Land Use Policy, 2012. 29(3): p. 569–576.

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Knapp, B.A., A. Rief, and J. Seeber, Microbial communities on litter of managed and abandoned alpine pastureland. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2011. 47(7): p. 845–851.

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Lesschen, J.P., L.H. Cammeraat, and T. Nieman, Erosion and terrace failure due to agricultural land abandonment in a semi-arid environment. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2008. 33(10): p. 1574–1584.

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Marriott, C.A., et al., Impacts of extensive grazing and abandonment on grassland soils and productivity. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 2010. 139(4): p. 476–482.

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Nikolov, S.C., Effects of land abandonment and changing habitat structure on avian assemblages in upland pastures of Bulgaria. Bird Conservation International, 2010. 20(2): p. 200–213.

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Nunes, A.N., et al., SOIL EROSION AND HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE TO LAND ABANDONMENT IN A CENTRAL INLAND AREA OF PORTUGAL. Land Degradation & Development, 2010. 21(3): p. 260–273.

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Obrist, M.K., et al., Response of bat species to sylvo-pastoral abandonment. Forest Ecology and Management, 2011. 261(3): p. 789–798.

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Peco, B., et al., Effects of grazing abandonment on functional and taxonomic diversity of Mediterranean grasslands. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 2012. 152: p. 27–32.

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Tocco, C., et al., Does natural reforestation represent a potential threat to dung beetle diversity in the Alps? Journal of Insect Conservation, 2013. 17(1): p. 207–217.

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Uematsu, Y., et al., Abandonment and intensified use of agricultural land decrease habitats of rare herbs in semi-natural grasslands. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 2010. 135(4): p. 304–309.

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Waesch, G. and T. Becker, Plant diversity differs between young and old mesic meadows in a central European low mountain region. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 2009. 129(4): p. 457–464.

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Zimmermann, P., et al., Effects of land-use and land-cover pattern on landscape-scale biodiversity in the European Alps. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 2010. 139(1–2): p. 13–22.