The current chapter describes the ecological context and post-fire management practices for
the most important and fire-prone coniferous tree species in the Mediterranean Basin, the …

Pines are a major component of the forests in Mediterranean-type ecosystems, and have
been extensively used for reforestation in the Mediterranean Basin and in other parts of the …

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) is an important conifer from the western Mediterranean
Basin. Fire is the most significant threat to maritime pine plantations but also a disturbance …

In the Mediterranean, non-serotinous pinewoods are suffering an increasing occurrence of
high-severity crown fires that usually drive vegetation shifts to fire-adapted communities and …

Factors acting as drivers of low resilience to fire in Pinus halepensis ecosystems are being
examined. The commonest factor seems to be fire interval. From the several time windows …

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 …

Wildfires are a widespread phenomenon in Mediterranean environments. Wildfires result in
different fire severities, and then in contrasting plant cover and floristic composition. This …

Portugal is the only European Mediterranean country where the annual average burnt area
has increased in the last two decades. Although forest fires at national level annually …

Post-fire regeneration in Pinus halepensis' forests, one of the most abundant vegetation
types in the Mediterranean basin, often generates overstocked and vulnerable stands. They …

Pinus brutia (east Ìedßteðaçean or brutia pine) is the most common pine species of the
eastem Ìediteðaçeaç Þm. The species does not resprout at all (obligate reseeder), and a …