The effects of land use changes on streams and rivers in mediterranean climates

SD Cooper, PS Lake, S Sabater, JM Melack, JL Sabo - Hydrobiologia, 2013 - Springer
We reviewed the literature on the effects of land use changes on mediterranean river
ecosystems (med-rivers) to provide a foundation and directions for future research on …

Worldwide trends in the scientific production on rural depopulation, a bibliometric analysis using bibliometrix R-tool

R Rodríguez-Soler, J Uribe-Toril, JDP Valenciano - Land use policy, 2020 - Elsevier
The scientific production on rural depopulation has grown in recent years. However, a global
picture of the research carried out on this topic does not exist. The aim of this study is to …

[HTML][HTML] European biodiversity assessments in livestock science: A review of research characteristics and indicators

A Kok, EM de Olde, IJM de Boer, R Ripoll-Bosch - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Developments in agriculture are a main driver for biodiversity loss, in which livestock play a
major role through pastures and feed crop cultivation. Addressing biodiversity loss is …

Understanding the long-term dynamics of forest transition: From deforestation to afforestation in a Mediterranean landscape (Catalonia, 1868–2005)

T Cervera, J Pino, J Marull, R Padró, E Tello - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract As other Mediterranean areas, Catalonia has experienced a forest transition
following rural abandonment during the last sixty years. The GIS reconstruction of three land …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term trends in forest bird populations reflect management changes in Central European forests

J Reif, AJ Skálová, Z Vermouzek, P Voříšek - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
In areas where forest is under long-term human influence, we can expect that forest bird
populations will be affected by changes in forest management. Consequences of such forest …

The importance of conserving biodiversity outside of protected areas in Mediterranean ecosystems

RL Cox, EC Underwood - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Mediterranean-type ecosystems constitute one of the rarest terrestrial biomes and yet they
are extraordinarily biodiverse. Home to over 250 million people, the five regions where …

In-between sprawl and fires: Long-term forest expansion and settlement dynamics at the wildland–urban interface in Rome, Italy

R Biasi, A Colantoni, C Ferrara, F Ranalli… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the intimate dynamics of urban–wildland interfaces in Mediterranean
landscapes is particularly challenging because of multiple biophysical factors (dry or arid …

Mapping traditional cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean area using a combined multidisciplinary approach: Method and application to Mount Etna (Sicily; Italy)

S Cullotta, G Barbera - Landscape and urban planning, 2011 - Elsevier
Traditional cultural landscapes (TCLs) are prominent in Mediterranean countries. The
abundance of this landscape type, however, is not reflected by broad-scale inventories and …

The impact of reservoir construction and changes in land use and climate on ecosystem services in a large Mediterranean catchment

JPC Eekhout, C Boix-Fayos, P Pérez-Cutillas… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region has been identified as one of the most affected global hot-spots
for climate change, which is already manifested by faster increasing temperatures than the …

Farming in a changing environment: Increasing biodiversity on farm for the supply of multiple ecosystem services

EJ Dominati, FJF Maseyk, AD Mackay… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Among natural resources, soils continue to be poorly represented in ecosystem services
frameworks and decision-making processes. Similarly, the supply of multiple ecosystem …