[HTML][HTML] Canopy arthropod declines along a gradient of olive farming intensification

S Vasconcelos, S Pina, JM Herrera, B Silva, P Sousa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Arthropod declines have been linked to agricultural intensification. However, information
about the impacts of intensification is still limited for many crops, as is our understanding of …

From pastures to forests: Changes in Mediterranean wild bee communities after rural land abandonment

A Penado, H Rebelo, D Goulson… - Insect Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In farmland landscapes worldwide, there are pervasive trends for either intensification or
abandonment. Intensification is a widely recognised driver of wild bee declines, but little is …

[HTML][HTML] Grassland vegetation height affects bird responses to forest edges in Mediterranean open farmland

J Faria, L Reino, P Beja, D Gonçalves… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Afforestation affects Mediterranean farmland biodiversity due to loss and fragmentation of
grassland habitats. While the influence of landscape context and plantation edges on …

Contrasting effects of eucalyptus, pine and oak plantations on nest predation risk in Mediterranean grasslands

J Faria, JS Sánchez-Oliver, P Beja, F Moreira… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Large scale afforestation (ie, establishment of forests on farmland, grassland and other land
not previously forested) is increasingly regarded as a cost-effective option to mitigate climate …

[HTML][HTML] Arachnid fauna (Araneae and Opiliones) from the Castro Verde special protection area, southern Portugal

JA Barrientos, CE Prieto, S Pina… - Biodiversity Data …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background With the increasing recognition of the significance of arachnid conservation, it is
crucial to allocate greater efforts towards implementing targeted monitoring programmes …

[HTML][HTML] The success of Quercus ilex plantations in agricultural fields in eastern Spain

P García-Fayos, MJ Molina, T Espigares, J Tormo… - New Forests, 2024 - Springer
Twenty-five years after planting, we measured the survival, growth and reproduction of 153
Quercus ilex plantations promoted by the afforestation programme of the European Union's …

[HTML][HTML] The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: DNA barcodes of Orthoptera from Portugal

S Pina, J Pauperio, F Barros, C Chaves… - Biodiversity Data …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI) Orthoptera dataset contains records of 420
specimens covering all the eleven Orthoptera families occurring in Portugal. Specimens …

The association between financial subsidies and introduction of non-native plant species: The paradox of afforestation programmes

DC Lazaridou - International Journal of Sustainable Development & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
European Union (EU) afforestation programmes applied to marginal agricultural land
contribute significantly to strengthening the rural economy and provide multiple products …

Influência de diferentes tipos de silvicultura (sobreiral, pinhal e eucaliptal) na abundância e diversidade de macroartrópodes do solo

JFP Jerónimo - 2022 - dspace.uevora.pt
Influência de diferentes tipos de silvicultura (sobreiral, pinhal e eucaliptal) na abundância e
diversidade de macroartrópodes do solo Os artrópodes são dominantes nos ecossistemas …

[PDF][PDF] Global agroforestry research in transition: Scientometrics with carbon and climate focus

A Arunachalam - Indian Journal of Agroforestry, 2022 - epubs.icar.org.in
Agroforestry has been portrayed as better landuse option, in terms carbon sequestration and
climate change adaptation as well as mitigation. In this paper, we carried out a …