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Canopy gap patterns in Mediterranean forests: a spatio-temporal characterization using airborne LiDAR data
ContextIn the last century European forests are experiencing tree damage and mortality rise and it is expected to continue due to increased...
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Influence of management and stand composition on ecosystem multifunctionality of Mediterranean tree forests
Key messageThe multiple functions of Mediterranean forest ecosystems primarily decrease with management operations, and secondarily with tree...
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Forest management scenarios drive future dynamics of Mediterranean planted pine forests under climate change
ContextPlanted pine forests are highly abundant communities in the Mediterranean Basin. Being the result of past reforestation, these forests show...
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Dynamics of mediterranean pine forests reforested after fires
Forest fires are frequent under a Mediterranean climate and have shaped the landscape of the region but are currently altered by human action and...
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Riparian forests throwback at the Eurasian beaver era: a woody vegetation assessment for Mediterranean regions
Several biotic and abiotic interactions will contribute to riparian ecosystem changes. The impact of Eurasian beaver ( Castor fiber ) on woody...
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Plant Traits and Phylogeny Predict Soil Carbon and Nutrient Cycling in Mediterranean Mixed Forests
Soil functioning is closely linked to the interactions between biological communities with the physical environment. Yet, the impact of plant...
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Cultural dimensions of forest conservation under global change: the case of relict Mediterranean fir forests
ContextWest Mediterranean relict firs ( Abies pinsapo Boiss. and Abies marocana Trab.) are closely related species threatened by global change....
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Recent increase in tree damage and mortality and their spatial dependence on drought intensity in Mediterranean forests
ContextGlobal change is leading to more frequent and intense tree damage and mortality events. Drought-induced tree mortality is occurring worldwide...
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Valuation of Ecosystem Services: A Source of Financing Mediterranean Loss-Making Forests
Forests provide market and non-market priced ecosystem services (ES). Mediterranean forests, with low timber productivity, have frequently negative...
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Scale dependency of ectomycorrhizal fungal community assembly processes in Mediterranean mixed forests
The assembly of biological communities depends on deterministic and stochastic processes whose influence varies across spatial and temporal scales....
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The relationship between fire severity and burning efficiency for estimating wildfire emissions in Mediterranean forests
Forests are exposed to changing climatic conditions reflected by increasing drought and heat waves that increase the risk of wildfire ignition and...
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Forests
In Central Europe, the focus of forest restoration is less on increasing the forest area than on increasing or improving the multifunctionality and...
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Towards sustainable management of forest residues in the southern Apennine Mediterranean mountain forests: a scenario-based approach
Key messageManaging forest residues according to the carbon content of the soil helps to minimize the ecological footprint of their removal.
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Modelling the influence of thinning intensity and frequency on the future provision of ecosystem services in Mediterranean mountain pine forests
Thinnings are silvicultural operations that repetitively reduce tree density to improve the vigour of the remaining trees and the economic benefits...
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Ectomycorrhizal Networks and Silviculture in Mediterranean Forests
In the current context in which mycological resources have acquired a strong socio-economic interest, forest mycological management is necessary,...
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The Renaissance of Mixed Forests? New Insights Into Shifts in Tree Dominance and Composition Following Centuries of Human-induced Simplification of Iberian Forests
Anthropic activities have modelled and simplified southern European forest landscapes for centuries. Over recent decades, new drivers related to...
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Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management
How drought affects tree and stand growth is an old question, but is getting unprecedented relevance in view of climate change. Stress effects...
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Short-term changes in soil properties after prescribed fire and mulching with fern in Mediterranean forests
Prescribed fire, although having low intensity and being able to reduce the risk of wildfire may modify soil properties in the short term, with...
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Soil-vegetation relationships in Mediterranean forests after fire
BackgroundWildfires are one of the major environmental concerns in Mediterranean ecosystems. Thus, many studies have addressed wildfire impacts on...
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Fuel build-up promotes an increase in fire severity of reburned areas in fire-prone ecosystems of the western Mediterranean Basin
BackgroundFire-vegetation feedbacks can modulate the global change effects conducive to extreme fire behavior and high fire severity of subsequent...
