Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …

State of the art reviews of remote sensing change detection are becoming increasingly
complicated and disparate due to an ever growing list of techniques, algorithms and …

Insect pollinators provide a crucial ecosystem service, but are under threat. Urban areas
could be important for pollinators, though their value relative to other habitats is poorly …

Planted meadows are increasingly used to improve the biodiversity and aesthetic amenity
value of urban areas. Although many 'pollinator-friendly'seed mixes are available, the floral …

This paper investigates changes in storm runoff resulting from the transformation of
previously rural landscapes into peri-urban areas. Two adjacent catchments (∼ 5 km 2) …

The study of land use/land cover (LULC) has become an increasingly important stage in the
development of forest ecosystems strategies. Hence, the main goal of this study was to …

In the last decades, there have been large areas of agricultural land that were abandoned in
Europe, producing significant social and environmental impacts. Land abandonment is a …

Monitoring of land cover and land use is crucial in natural resources management.
Automatic visual mapping can carry enormous economic value for agriculture, forestry, or …

Assessing changes in the extent and management intensity of land use is crucial to
understanding land-system dynamics and their environmental and social outcomes. Yet …

Pollinator biodiversity loss occurs at unprecedented rates globally, with particularly sharp
declines documented in the North Temperate Zone. There is currently no consensus on the …