Impacts of Global Change on Mediterranean Forests and Their Services

Impacts of Global Change on Mediterranean Forests and Their Services

The increase in aridity, mainly by decreases in precipitation but also by higher temperatures, is likely the main threat to the diversity and survival of Mediterranean forests. Changes in land use, including the abandonment of extensive crop activities, mainly in mountains and remote areas, and the...

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Main Authors: Josep Peñuelas, Jordi Sardans, Iolanda Filella, Marc Estiarte, Joan Llusià, Romà Ogaya, Jofre Carnicer, Mireia Bartrons, Albert Rivas-Ubach, Oriol Grau, Guille Peguero, Olga Margalef, Sergi Pla-Rabés, Constantí Stefanescu, Dolores Asensio, Catherine Preece, Lei Liu, Aleixandre Verger, Adrià Barbeta, Ander Achotegui-Castells, Albert Gargallo-Garriga, Dominik Sperlich, Gerard Farré-Armengol, Marcos Fernández-Martínez, Daijun Liu, Chao Zhang, Ifigenia Urbina, Marta Camino-Serrano, Maria Vives-Ingla, Benjamin D. Stocker, Manuela Balzarolo, Rossella Guerrieri, Marc Peaucelle, Sara Marañón-Jiménez, Kevin Bórnez-Mejías, Zhaobin Mu, Adrià Descals, Alejandro Castellanos, Jaume Terradas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
climate change
drought
global change
mediterranean forests
ecosystem services
resilience
management
migration
extinction
diversity
communities
CO2
plant invasion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/12/463

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