Key message Climate change is likely to heavily affect the provision of goods and services
of Mediterranean forests. Our results strongly point out the need to develop adaptive …

Forecasted scenarios of climate change are expected to result in a dramatic reduction in the
provision of Ecosystem Services (ES) from forests. Increasing tree species diversity has …

This study addresses the impact of climate change and management approach on the
provision of four ecosystem services (ES)(timber production, protection against gravitational …

Context Planted pine forests are highly abundant communities in the Mediterranean Basin.
Being the result of past reforestation, these forests show high species and structural …

Forest ecosystems are divided into three major groups: boreal, temperate, and tropical.
These can be subdivided according to the particularities of each type due to its relative …

Mediterranean pine plantations provide several ecosystem services but are vulnerable to
climate change. Forest management might play a strategic role in the adaptation of …

Recent forest decline and amplified mortality have been documented around the world,
mainly triggered by the rising water stress associated with more frequent extreme weather …

Global change is expected to impact on the distribution and abundance of forests. Spain
represents the southwestern limit of distribution for several types of deciduous forests and …

The process-based forest growth model 4C (FORESEE-FORESt Ecosystems in a Changing
Environment) was used to analyze the growth of a mixed oak-pine stand [Quercus petraea …

Thinnings are silvicultural operations that repetitively reduce tree density to improve the
vigour of the remaining trees and the economic benefits of the stands. Thinning can also …