Global change and forest disturbances in the Mediterranean basin: Breakthroughs, knowledge gaps, and recommendations

J Peñuelas, J Sardans - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin are mostly situated in the north of the Basin
(mesic). In the most southern and dry areas, the forest can only exist where topography …

Mediterranean island biodiversity and climate change: the last 10,000 years and the future

IN Vogiatzakis, AM Mannion, D Sarris - Biodiversity and conservation, 2016 - Springer
Mediterranean islands (MI) are hotspots of global biodiversity and lie in one of the most
susceptible to climate change (CC) areas of the world; a big challenge for any conservation …

The outstanding synergy between drought, heatwaves and fuel on the 2007 Southern Greece exceptional fire season

CM Gouveia, I Bistinas, MLR Liberato, A Bastos… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2016 - Elsevier
The fire season of 2007 was particularly devastating for Greece, achieving the new all-time
record of estimated burnt area (225,734 ha) since 1980. The season was remarkably severe …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying the full spectrum of climatic signals controlling a tree species' growth and adaptation to climate change

G Mazza, D Sarris - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Identifying the key climatic parameters controlling a tree species' growth in a given
environment can improve our understanding of the species' adaptability to climate change …

Linking fire ignitions hotspots and fuel phenology: The importance of being seasonal

S Bajocco, N Koutsias, C Ricotta - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Fire ignitions tend to be aggregated in time and space creating a clustered spatio-temporal
pattern that is mainly driven by climatic factors and the availability of ignition sources. The …

Changing conditions: Global warming-related hazards and vulnerable rural populations in Mediterranean Europe

S Graus, TM Ferreira, G Vasconcelos, J Ortega - Urban Science, 2024 - mdpi.com
Human-induced climate change has profound effects on extreme events, particularly those
linked to global warming, such as heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires. These events disrupt …

Increasing extremes of heat and drought associated with recent severe wildfires in southern Greece

D Sarris, A Christopoulou, E Angelonidi… - Regional environmental …, 2014 - Springer
Mountains of the northern Mediterranean basin face two major threats under global change.
Aridity and available fuel are both expected to increase because of climatic and land-use …

[HTML][HTML] Modelo descriptivo de restauración ecológica en zonas afectadas por incendios forestales e invasión de retamo espinoso en los Cerros Orientales de Bogotá

K OCAMPO-ZULETA - Acta biológica colombiana, 2019 - scielo.org.co
Se presenta la trazabilidad del proceso de recuperación de los Bosques Altoandinos de los
Cerros Orientales afectados por incendios forestales y retamo espinoso, por medio de …

[HTML][HTML] Prescribed fire and exotic plant responses in phreatophytic Sarcobatus vermiculatus rangelands with contrasting degradation

NM Wade, LT Vermeire, JD Scasta - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
The effects of fire seasonality and prescribed burning on exotic species invasion are poorly
understood in black greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) plant communities of North …

Alien plant diversity in Mediterranean wetlands: a comparative study within Valencian, Balearic and Sardinian floras

O Mayoral, F Mascia, L Podda… - Notulae Botanicae …, 2018 - notulaebotanicae.ro
Although wetlands provide an important range of environmental, social and economic
services, they are increasingly subjected to anthropogenic perturbations, amongst which …