Aim Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems serve as reference laboratories for the
investigation of global change because of their transitional climate, the high spatiotemporal …

Fire is infrequent in the oak woodlands of southern Portugal (montado) but large and severe
fires affected these agro-forestry systems in 2003–2005. We hypothesised transition from …

Aim The effect of habitat fragmentation on population genetic structure results from the
interaction between species' life history traits and the particular landscape context, and both …

We aimed to quantify the effects of anthropogenic disturbances on forest structure and
diversity in deciduous and mixed boreo-nemoral stands, conditioned on potential …

The physical and biotic environment is often considered the primary driver of functional
variation in plant communities. Here, we examine the hypothesis that spatial isolation may …

A growing interest in the use of the Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L., Ericaceae) has been
recently reported for industrial, pharmaceutical and chemical fields. However, the bulk …

Urban–rural interfaces represent complex systems that require complex solutions for
sustainable development and resilience against pollution, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity …

Forest biodiversity conservation in intensively managed agricultural landscapes is a
constant concern. The dispersal ability of forest plants is, hypothetically, the major limiting …

Recruitment limitation may limit the ability of sites to regenerate after disturbances such as
weed invasion and weed management. We investigated seed bank constraints and …

The loss of natural habitats is one of the main causes of the global decline of biodiversity.
Understanding how increasing habitat loss affects ecological processes is critical for …