As a sensitive region, identifying land cover change in drylands is critical to understanding
global environmental change. However, the current findings related to land cover change in …

In the Mediterranean area, rural abandonment and the rapid urbanisation after the 1950׳ s
have led to complex environmental problems, such as the exploitation of natural resources …

Global trends in land-use changes, including urbanization and abandonment of rural areas,
have important repercussions for the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES). In this …

Abstract The arid southeastern Iberian Peninsula is a unique region in which conservation
and human development have coexisted and coevolved over many decades. However …

The second half of the 20th century has been characterised by the rural abandonment in
several regions of the Mediterranean basin. The general collapse of traditional agriculture …

Studying the spatiotemporal distribution pattern of carbon storage, balancing land
development and utilization with ecological protection, and promoting urban low-carbon …

Carbon storage plays an important role in urban ecosystems. However, urban expansion
leads to urban ecosystem changes and hence directly threatens carbon storage. Therefore …

Climate change impacts are a serious threat to food provisioning, security and the economy.
Thus, assessing agricultural suitability and yield reduction under climate change is crucial …

Land cover change affects the carbon emissions of ecosystems in some way. The qualitative
and quantitative understanding of carbon emissions from human activities (eg, land cover …

Fruit tree orchards have a historical and economic importance for Mediterranean agriculture,
notably in Spain. Fruit tree orchards have the potential to mitigate global warming by …