Space–time process and drivers of land abandonment in Europe

T Lasanta, J Arnáez, N Pascual, P Ruiz-Flaño… - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Farmland abandonment in Europe is a major problem because of environmental,
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …

Climate change impacts on the Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean grassland systems of Italy: A review

C Dibari, A Pulina, G Argenti, C Aglietti… - Italian Journal of …, 2021 - agronomy.it
The ongoing climate change, which is threatening grassland agroecosystems throughout
Europe, is also evident in the Italian grasslands. These systems, often located in marginal …

Quantifying woody plant encroachment in grasslands: A review on remote sensing approaches

I Soubry, X Guo - Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Grasslands are an important global ecosystem, providing essential ecological and economic
ecosystem services. Over the last couple decades, as a result of climate change and human …

Shrub clearing and extensive livestock as a strategy for enhancing ecosystem services in degraded Mediterranean mid-mountain areas

T Lasanta, M Cortijos-López, MP Errea, M Llena… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land abandonment in the Mediterranean mountains since the 20th century has led to a
reduction of ecosystem services, due to revegetation and homogenization of the landscape …

Clearing shrubland and extensive livestock farming: Active prevention to control wildfires in the Mediterranean mountains

T Lasanta, M Khorchani, F Pérez-Cabello… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Forest fires are one of the main environmental problems in Mediterranean environments and
different fire prevention policies have been applied: livestock grazing, prescribed fires and a …

[HTML][HTML] An environmental management experience to control wildfires in the mid-mountain mediterranean area: Shrub clearing to generate mosaic landscapes

T Lasanta, M Cortijos-López, MP Errea, M Khorchani… - Land use policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean mountains have undergone an intense process of land abandonment
since the mid-20th century, with far-reaching changes to the landscape (homogeneity and …

Grazing allometry: anatomy, movement, and foraging behavior of three cattle breeds of different productivity

CM Pauler, J Isselstein, J Berard… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Modern breeding has formed a multitude of cattle breeds ranging from undemanding, low-
productive breeds to high-productive, specialized dairy, or beef cattle. The choice of breed …

Land cover changes in grassland landscapes: Combining enhanced Landsat data composition, LandTrendr, and machine learning classification in google earth …

C Parracciani, D Gigante, O Mutanga… - GIScience & Remote …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding grassland habitat dynamics in space and time is crucial for evaluating the
effectiveness of protection measures and developing sustainable management practices …

Climate warming persistence triggered tree ingression after shrub encroachment in a high alpine tundra

F Malfasi, N Cannone - Ecosystems, 2020 - Springer
Climate warming can induce the encroachment of shrubs and may trigger treeline dynamics.
However, the responses of shrubs and trees to climate change may be modulated by other …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding herbivore-plant-soil feedbacks to improve grazing management on Mediterranean mountain grasslands

M Castillo-Garcia, CL Alados, J Ramos, D Moret… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
The surface of many European mountain grasslands is decreasing due to global change
and extensive grazing stands out as a key tool for their conservation. Sound knowledge of …