Scientists describe the dark diversity of the Czech landscape. It shows how damaged it is

In areas strongly influenced by human activity, plant species that would otherwise naturally occur in similar habitats are missing. The phenomenon known as dark diversity is being studied by two hundred botanists from around the world in the DarkDivNet project. Czech experts helped create a methodological concept and collected data from several areas in Bohemia and Moravia.

A "Dark diversity" highlights the extent of the impact of human activities on plant biodiversity HugoHardy Fri 11/04/2025 - 16:45 Contents A study published in the journal Nature, conducted by the University of Tartu (Estonia) and involving more than 200 scientists from several institutions, including EPHE - PSL, reveals the significant effect of human activities on the erosion of plant biodiversity. Many native plants are thus absent from their…