Climate change has enhanced the occurrence of rural fires, since changes in the
hydrological cycle have led to the occurrence of increasingly long and frequent periods of …

Biological invasions can affect ecosystems in different ways. Invasive forest species, such as
Acacia dealbata Link., affect forests' productivity, because they compete directly with native …

The recurrent rural fires that occur annually in Portugal have reached great proportions due
to a lack of effective landscape management. Attempts to solve this problem led to the legal …

Fire is a key trigger for the germination of serotinous plants in Mediterranean environments.
Despite the availability of ample investigations into how fire contributes to plant fitness and …

Invasive species often have ecological and economic impacts. They can threaten biological
diversity in various ways, from reducing genetic variation and eroding gene pools, through …

Invasive woody plants can cause profound changes in receiving ecosystems, such as
alteration of hydrological and nutrient cycles, retraction of native flora and fauna, and …

The introduction of several plant species to areas beyond their natural distribution has been
a global phenomenon that poses critical problems and challenges for the conservation and …

Forest fires are a common disturbance in many forest systems in the world and in particular
in the Mediterranean region. Their origins can be either natural or anthropogenic. The …

Fire is an ecological factor that affects ecosystem structure and functioning and determines
later recovery of the ecosystem through the modification of biological processes, such as …

Post-fire management objectives for monospecific forest plantations may include conversion
to native broadleaved or mixed forests for purposes of diversification of forestry production …