Modified, more severe fire regimes are developing in the Mediterranean basin as a result of
changes in land use and climate. Current fire management privileges fire suppression and …

In the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, characterized by its humid climate, large rural
areas are being abandoned, mostly in less-favoured areas covered by heathlands, which …

Prescribed (controlled) fire has recently been adopted as an important wildfire-fighting
strategy in the Mediterranean. Relatively little research, however, has assessed its impacts …

Over millennia, the combination of controlled burnings and extensive grazing has
maintained mosaic landscapes and preserved mountain grasslands in southern Europe. In …

Background More than a decade of fire suppression has changed the structure of fire-
adapted shrubland ecosystems in Spain's National Parks, which are now at extreme risk of …

Spain is one of the Mediterranean countries most severely affected by wildfires during the
last 30 years, despite enhanced fire suppression efforts. At present, forest area is increasing …

Gorse (Ulex europeus L.) is a woody legume and invasive woody weed that has been
introduced to temperate pastoral landscapes worldwide. Despite the apparent cosmopolitan …

Fuel bulk density and fuel moisture content effects on fire rate of spread were assessed in
shrub fuels, comparing experimental data observed in outdoor wind tunnel burns and …

Introduction The abandonment of rural areas has led to an increase of the fire-prone
European gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) communities in some regions, where prescribed …

The Mediterranean basin is a fire-prone area and is expected to continue being so
according to projected climate and socioeconomic changes. Sustainable exploitation of …