Revitalization Potential of Marginal Areas for Sustainable Rural Development in the Puglia Region, Southern Italy: Part I: A Review

S Alhajj Ali, A Tallou, GA Vivaldi, S Camposeo… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Feeding nine billion people by 2050 will be a challenge due to climate change. There is a
significant portion of abandoned and unused marginal lands across the nation and in the …

Main challenges expected from the impact of climate change on microbial biodiversity of table olives: current status and trends

A Benítez-Cabello, AM Delgado, C Quintas - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change is a global emergency that is affecting agriculture in Mediterranean
countries, notably the production and the characteristics of the final products. This is the …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in land cover and in pollen concentration of Quercus genus in Alentejo, Portugal: Effects of climate change and health impacts

A Galveias, ESF Duarte, M Raposo, MJ Costa… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mediterranean forests dominated by Quercus species are of great ecological and economic
value. The Quercus pollen season, peaking in April, varies in concentration due to …

[HTML][HTML] Educational Strategies for Teaching Climate and Bioclimate in Response to Global Change

A Cano-Ortiz, CM Musarella, E Cano - Climate, 2024 - mdpi.com
This work establishes the relationship between climate, bioclimate, and forest ecosystems
and highlights the need to teach these topics in educational institutions. It was found that …

How Can a Changing Climate Influence the Productivity of Traditional Olive Orchards? Regression Analysis Applied to a Local Case Study in Portugal

C Silveira, A Almeida, AC Ribeiro - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the climate is undoubtedly one of the main threats to the sustainability of olive
orchards, especially in the case of rainfed traditional production systems. Local warming …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating Thermo-Ombroclimatic Indicators into Sustainable Olive Management: A Pathway for Innovation and Education

JC Piñar-Fuentes, J Peña-Martínez, A Cano-Ortiz - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
The study explores the integration of thermo and ombroclimatic bioindicators into
sustainable agricultural practices, focusing on olive production in the Mediterranean. Given …

Effect of olive grove's understorey management on arthropod diversity

G Stavrianakis, E Sentas, SR Stattegger… - … and Sustainable Food …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The agricultural sector has been intensifying production systems to increase yields. Olive
cultivation is the most widespread permanent crop in Europe and the Mediterranean region …

Impact of climate change on the bioclimatological conditions evolution of Peninsular and Balearic Spain during the 1953-2022 period

C Lorente, D Corell, MJ Estrela Navarro, JJ Miró… - 2024 - roderic.uv.es
Climate change is altering the temperature and precipitation patterns in the Iberian
Peninsula and on the Balearic Islands, with potential impacts on the distribution of plant …

Does biodiversity affect Olive fly populations? Evidence from different understorey treatments

G Stavrianakis, E Sentas, T Tscheulin, T Kizos - Discover Conservation, 2024 - Springer
The agricultural industry is intensifying production methods to increase crop yields. Olive
cultivation, the prevalent permanent crop in Europe and the Mediterranean area, involves …

A coupled cartographic approach between bioclimatology and vegetation formations of Mexico

F Gopar-Merino, A Velazquez… - Vegetation …, 2024 - digital.csic.es
Aims: The task of classifying and naming Mexican vegetation types has been undertaken by
previous botanists, ecologists, and mapping agencies. However, discrepancies remain due …