Species-rich montane Nardus grasslands and their characteristic and highly valued plant species arnica (Arnica montana L.) are two elements of low-intensively-used, species-rich mountain grassland in Central German Uplands. In times of present and future global change, new stressors, like those related to climate change, will come into action, and are predicted to lead to a further decline of Arnica montana and Nardus grasslands. This is of specific concern in lower mountain ranges, where species and habitats are ...