Manifestations and underlying drivers of agricultural land use change in Europe
Agricultural land use in Europe has changed considerably in the last decades. However, our
understanding of agricultural land use changes, especially changes in land use intensity, is …
understanding of agricultural land use changes, especially changes in land use intensity, is …
Mediterranean water resources in a global change scenario
JM García-Ruiz, JI López-Moreno… - Earth-Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
Mediterranean areas of both southern Europe and North Africa are subject to dramatic
changes that will affect the sustainability, quantity, quality, and management of water …
changes that will affect the sustainability, quantity, quality, and management of water …
Space–time process and drivers of land abandonment in Europe
Farmland abandonment in Europe is a major problem because of environmental,
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …
socioeconomic and landscape implications. In this paper, a general view of the extent of …
Terraced landscapes: From an old best practice to a potential hazard for soil degradation due to land abandonment
Among the most evident landscape signatures of the human fingerprint, the terraces related
to agricultural activities are of great importance. This technique is widely used in various …
to agricultural activities are of great importance. This technique is widely used in various …
[HTML][HTML] Depopulation impacts on ecosystem services in Mediterranean rural areas
Despite the exponential increase in human population at global scale, some rural areas
have experienced a progressive abandonment over the last decades. Under particular …
have experienced a progressive abandonment over the last decades. Under particular …
Mountain Mediterranean landscape evolution caused by the abandonment of traditional primary activities: a study of the Spanish Central Pyrenees
T Lasanta-Martínez, SM Vicente-Serrano… - Applied …, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper analyses changes in plant cover in a valley of the Spanish Central Pyrenees
during the second half of the 20th century. The role played by the extensification of farming …
during the second half of the 20th century. The role played by the extensification of farming …
Land use and land cover change after agricultural abandonment
Land cover mapping obtained from photointerpretation of aerial photographs and
orthophotographs was used to quantify land cover changes between 1957 and 1996 in a …
orthophotographs was used to quantify land cover changes between 1957 and 1996 in a …
Pace and pattern of recent treeline dynamics: response of ecotones to climatic variability in the Spanish Pyrenees
JJ Camarero, E Gutiérrez - Climatic change, 2004 - Springer
Treeline ecotones are regarded as sensitive monitors of the recent climatic warming.
However, it has been suggested that their sensitivity depends more on changes in tree …
However, it has been suggested that their sensitivity depends more on changes in tree …
Land‐use legacies rather than climate change are driving the recent upward shift of the mountain tree line in the P yrenees
A Ameztegui, L Coll, L Brotons… - Global Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To assess the effects of climate change, past land uses and physiography on the current
position of the tree line in the C atalan P yrenees and its dynamics between 1956 and 2006 …
position of the tree line in the C atalan P yrenees and its dynamics between 1956 and 2006 …
Relation between land cover and landslide susceptibility in Val d'Aran, Pyrenees (Spain): Historical aspects, present situation and forward prediction
H Shu, M Hürlimann, R Molowny-Horas… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics on landslide susceptibility are not
fully understood. This study evaluates the influence of LULC on landslide susceptibility and …
fully understood. This study evaluates the influence of LULC on landslide susceptibility and …