Evolutionary and paleoecological studies suggest that fires are natural in the Mediterranean
basin. However, the important increase in the number of fires and area burned during the …

Pines have been extensively used for land restoration in the Mediterranean basin and in
other parts of the world, since the late 19 th century. The theoretical basis supporting pine …

Vegetation recovery from fire has been widely studied at the stand level in many types of
terrestrial ecosystems, but factors controlling regeneration at the landscape scale are less …

Over the past 15 years, 3 million hectares of forests have been converted into shrublands or
grasslands in the Mediterranean countries of the European Union. Fire and drought are the …

Serotiny is the prolonged storage of seeds in closed cones or fruits held within the crown of
woody plants. It is widespread throughout fireprone vegetation with a predominantly winter …

Fire is known to be a major factor in shaping plants and vegetation worldwide. Many plant
traits have been described as adaptations for surviving fire, or regenerating after it. However …

Summary 1 In Mediterranean fire‐prone ecosystems, plant species persist and regenerate
after fire by resprouting, by recruiting new individuals from a seed bank (post‐fire seeding) …

Fire frequency and burn severity may increase in pine forests in the Mediterranean Basin
under the warmer and drier climate projected for this region. Our study aims to evaluate the …

Fire has favored pines throughout their natural range in environments subject to continuous
disturbances, such as the Mediterranean Basin. However, recovery of pine species after …

The aim of this study was to analyse the regeneration of Pinus pinaster after wildfire and the
possible inter and intraspecific competition during the first 3 years after fire. The study area is …