Mediterranean ecosystems are usually subjected to a long dry and hot summer and a winter-
wet season and to overexploitation (deforestation, overgrazing, etc). These environmental …

In the current context in which mycological resources have acquired a strong socio-
economic interest, forest mycological management is necessary, with objectives of …

Mediterranean forest dynamics are tightly linked to belowground fungal communities since
fungi are involved in key ecosystem processes such as organic matter and nutrient cycling …

Abstract Over 40 million km 2 or 35% of the total land surface, can be described as dry-lands
with permanent, seasonal or periodic significant moisture deficiency. These ecosystems are …

There are large areas of degraded wildlands in the northern Mediterranean which are at risk
from soil erosion and desertification. The disappearance of traditional land uses, the …

The re-establishment of native shrub species in the Mediterranean basin serves to restore
the characteristic biodiversity and to prevent the processes of erosion and desertification in …

Desertification, one of the main causes of climate change, generally results from a variety of
factors, including climatic variations and human activities. Among the man-mediated …

Reconstitution of the potential of soil mycorrhizal inoculum is a key step in revegetation
programs for semiarid environments. We tested the effectiveness of inoculation with native …

A research programme is proposed for shrubland ecosystem recovery, ie, to improve soil
stabilization, and to restore a stable and diversified matorral in certain pilot-units …

Vascular plants are composed of two distinct parts: the aboveground (autotrophic leaves)
and the belowground (heterotrophic roots). Both are structured to enable resource capture …