Mediterranean landscapes resulted from the complex and ancient interaction of ecosystems
and societies. Today they represent one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. These …

Land use and land cover change (LUCC) is an acknowledged cause of the current
biodiversity crisis, but the link between LUCC and biodiversity conservation remains largely …

Recent, rapid and often underestimated landscape changes have occurred over large areas
in Mediterranean Europe. They are the result of major rural depopulation. Old photographs …

Human practices have had an impact on Mediterranean ecosystems for millennia,
particularly through agricultural and pastoral activities. Since the mid-19th century, land-use …

Teasing out how species respond to human-induced environmental changes has become a
priority for addressing the challenges posed by the need to conserve biodiversity. Although …

The effects of land abandonment on biodiversity have received considerable attention by
scholars, but results are far from conclusive. Different cultural traditions of scientists seem to …

The Mediterranean landscape has been rapidly changing over the past decades. Many
regions saw a population decline, which resulted in changing land use, abandonment of …

Abstract The numerous Mediterranean islands (> 10,000) are very important from a
biodiversity point of view, both in term of plant species (numerous endemics, presence of …

Land-use/land-cover change is the most important factor in causing biodiversity loss. The
Mediterranean region has been affected by antropic disturbance for thousands of years, and …

Biodiversity models make an important contribution to our understanding of global
biodiversity changes. The effects of different land uses vary across ecosystem types, yet …