Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios
Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …
Climate change impact on future wildfire danger and activity in southern Europe: a review
Key message Wildfire danger and burnt areas should increase over the century in southern
Europe, owing to climate warming. Fire-prone area expansion to the north and to …
Europe, owing to climate warming. Fire-prone area expansion to the north and to …
Landscape–wildfire interactions in southern Europe: implications for landscape management
Every year approximately half a million hectares of land are burned by wildfires in southern
Europe, causing large ecological and socio-economic impacts. Climate and land use …
Europe, causing large ecological and socio-economic impacts. Climate and land use …
Implications of changing climate for global wildland fire
MD Flannigan, MA Krawchuk… - … journal of wildland …, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
Wildland fire is a global phenomenon, and a result of interactions between climate–weather,
fuels and people. Our climate is changing rapidly primarily through the release of …
fuels and people. Our climate is changing rapidly primarily through the release of …
[图书][B] Forest dynamics, growth, and yield: A review, analysis of the present state, and perspective
H Pretzsch, H Pretzsch - 2009 - Springer
The introduction points out the very specific system characteristics of trees and forest stands
which determine the approach and methods to analyse and model forest stand dynamics …
which determine the approach and methods to analyse and model forest stand dynamics …
Post-wildfire soil erosion in the Mediterranean: Review and future research directions
RA Shakesby - Earth-Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Wildfires increased dramatically in frequency and extent in the European Mediterranean
region from the 1960s, aided by a general warming and drying trend, but driven primarily by …
region from the 1960s, aided by a general warming and drying trend, but driven primarily by …
[HTML][HTML] Fire severity and soil erosion susceptibility mapping using multi-temporal Earth Observation data: The case of Mati fatal wildfire in Eastern Attica, Greece
In recent years, forest fires have increased in terms of frequency, extent and intensity,
especially in Mediterranean countries. Climate characteristics and anthropogenic …
especially in Mediterranean countries. Climate characteristics and anthropogenic …
[PDF][PDF] Changes in impacts of climate extremes: human systems and ecosystems
J Handmer, Y Honda… - Managing the risks …, 2012 - nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp
Chapter 3 evaluates observed and projected changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial
extent, and duration of extreme weather and climate events. This physical basis provides a …
extent, and duration of extreme weather and climate events. This physical basis provides a …
Fire management for biodiversity conservation: key research questions and our capacity to answer them
Knowing how species respond to fire regimes is essential for ecologically sustainable
management. This axiom raises two important questions:(1) what knowledge is the most …
management. This axiom raises two important questions:(1) what knowledge is the most …
Plant-soil interactions in Mediterranean forest and shrublands: impacts of climatic change
J Sardans, J Peñuelas - Plant and soil, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background In the Mediterranean climate, plants have evolved under conditions of
low soil-water and nutrient availabilities and have acquired a series of adaptive traits that, in …
low soil-water and nutrient availabilities and have acquired a series of adaptive traits that, in …