Which factors favour biodiversity in Iberian Dehesas?

MP Rodríguez-Rojo, S Roig, C López-Carrasco… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dehesas or montados are man-made systems whose conservation interest as a
Mediterranean landscape or agroforestry system has been highlighted in the scientific …

An integrative approach to silvopastoral system design: perspectives, potentials and principles

TH Mackay-Smith, RI Spiekermann… - New Zealand Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Silvopastoral systems have complex impacts on a diverse range of outcomes, making it
essential to design these systems using an integrative approach to maximise positive …

Underground deserts below fertility islands? Woody species desiccate lower soil layers in sandy drylands

C Tölgyesi, P Török, AA Hábenczyus, Z Bátori… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Woody plants in water‐limited ecosystems affect their environment on multiple scales:
locally, natural stands can create islands of fertility for herb layer communities compared to …

Isolated cork oak trees affect soil properties and biodiversity in a Mediterranean wooded grassland

I Rossetti, S Bagella, C Cappai, MC Caria, R Lai… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2015 - Elsevier
Mediterranean wooded grasslands are multipurpose systems that support high plant and
animal diversity levels and are habitats of European importance (ie, 6310–Dehesas with …

[HTML][HTML] Eradication of feral goats, not population control, as a strategy to conserve plant communities on Mediterranean islets

M Capó, J Cursach, V Picorelli, E Baraza… - Journal for Nature …, 2022 - Elsevier
The introduction of mammalian herbivores negatively affects insular vegetation, especially
plant species with narrow distributions that are vulnerable to herbivory or that evolved in the …

Kānuka trees facilitate pasture production increases in New Zealand hill country

TH Mackay-Smith, IF López, LL Burkitt, JI Reid - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
'Tree-pasture'silvopastoral systems have the potential to become transformative
multifunctional landscapes that add both environmental and economic value to pastoral …

Mediterranean cork oak wooded grasslands: synergies and trade-offs between plant diversity, pasture production and soil carbon

G Seddaiu, S Bagella, A Pulina, C Cappai, L Salis… - Agroforestry …, 2018 - Springer
Mediterranean wooded grasslands that emerge from silvopastoral activities are
multifunctional systems that result in high biodiversity and offer ecosystem services such as …

The role of landscape composition and heterogeneity on the taxonomical and functional diversity of Mediterranean plant communities in agricultural landscapes

J Cursach, J Rita, C Gómez-Martínez, C Cardona… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The expansion of agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss worldwide, through
changes generated in the landscape. Despite this, very little is still known about the complex …

The effect of tree cover on the biomass and diversity of the herbaceous layer in a Mediterranean dehesa

C López‐Carrasco, A López‐Sánchez… - Grass and Forage …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mediterranean dehesas are an archetypal example of high nature value farmland in Europe.
To better understand the interactions between trees and grasslands in the conservation and …

Interspecific competition induces asymmetrical rooting profile adjustments in shrub-encroached open oak woodlands

V Rolo, G Moreno - Trees, 2012 - Springer
It is recognized that the extent of woody encroachment is increasing worldwide, but less is
known concerning the likely altered below-ground structure of co-occurring plants. The aim …