Vegetation and climate changes during the last two glacial-interglacial cycles in the western Mediterranean: a new long pollen record from Padul (southern Iberian …

J Camuera, G Jiménez-Moreno… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
A new sediment core from Padul, Padul-15-05, provides a long and continuous sedimentary
and paleoenvironmental record of the last∼ 200 kyr. Here we present a detailed …

Postglacial history of alpine vegetation, fire, and climate from Laguna de Río Seco, Sierra Nevada, southern Spain

RS Anderson, G Jiménez-Moreno, JS Carrión… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sierra Nevada of southern Spain is a landscape with a rich biological and
cultural heritage. The range was extensively glaciated during the late Pleistocene. However …

Hotspots within hotspots: Endemic plant richness, environmental drivers, and implications for conservation

EM Cañadas, G Fenu, J Peñas, J Lorite, E Mattana… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Detecting smaller hotspots within larger hotspots could be an essential tool to focus
conservation efforts. In this study, we identified hotspots at two scales of analysis within the …

The silent extinction: climate change and the potential hybridization-mediated extinction of endemic high-mountain plants

JM Gómez, A González-Megías, J Lorite… - Biodiversity and …, 2015 - Springer
Most global-warming models predict an altitudinal movement of plants. This upward
migration of lowland species will surely result in contact with related species inhabiting high …

Recruitment limitation of forest communities in a degraded Mediterranean landscape

I Mendoza, L Gómez‐Aparicio… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Question: How does habitat degradation affect recruitment limitation and its components
(seed limitation versus establishment limitation) of woody plant communities in a …

Restoring Quercus pyrenaica forests using pioneer shrubs as nurse plants

J Castro, R Zamora, JA Hódar - Applied Vegetation Science, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Question: How to improve reforestation success of Quercus pyrenaica. Location: 1800 m
asL, southern Spain. Methods: One‐year‐old Quercus pyrenaica seedlings were planted …

A seeding experiment for testing tree-community recruitment under variable environments: Implications for forest regeneration and conservation in Mediterranean …

I Mendoza, R Zamora, J Castro - Biological conservation, 2009 - Elsevier
As a result of historical and ecological factors, woody-plant communities are composed of
species with different biogeographic origins that presumably diverge in their ability to recruit …

Spatial patterns of the Iberian and Balearic endemic vascular flora

A Buira, C Aedo, L Medina - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2017 - Springer
The Iberian flora has a high degree of originality (1328 endemic species, 24% of
endemism), comparable to other regions in the Mediterranean Basin. The richness of Iberian …

Arbuscular mycorrhizas and their significance in promoting soil-plant systems sustainability against environmental stresses

JM Barea, MJ Pozo, JA López-Ráez… - Beneficial plant …, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The stability and productivity of agro-ecosystems is largely dependent on maintaining the
quality of soil resources through a sustainable soil management, which aims to conserve its …

New insights into Holocene hydrology and temperature from lipid biomarkers in western Mediterranean alpine wetlands

JL Toney, A García-Alix, G Jiménez-Moreno… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alpine regions of the Mediterranean realm are among the most climatically sensitive areas
in the world. Thus, alpine wetlands from the southern Iberian Peninsula, in the westernmost …