Earth system models must predict forest responses to global change in order to simulate
future global climate, hydrology, and ecosystem dynamics. These models are increasingly …

In the Mediterranean basin, the structure and species composition of traditional landscapes
have historically been shaped and maintained by human-driven disturbances, such as …

Grazing by domestic ungulates can have substantial impacts on forests in arid and semi-arid
regions, possibly including severe loss of carbon from the soil. Predicting net livestock …

Question: Insufficient tree regeneration threatens the long‐term persistence of biodiverse
Mediterranean open oak woodlands. Could shrubs, scarce due to decades of management …

Abstract In Central-Western Spain, forests and woodlands composed of Quercus sp. support
outstanding levels of biodiversity, but there is increasing concern about their long-term …

Eastern Mediterranean silvopastoral oak woodlands have been greatly damaged through
forest conversion, illegal lumbering, overgrazing, and forest fires. The aim of this study was …

Aim To determine whether the cover and growth habit of the main forest forming species
(Polylepis australis BITT.) in a mountain range with low human population density is mainly …

Dehesas are agrosilvopastoral systems characterized by a savanna-like physiognomy.
Today the central problem for the continuity of the dehesas is the gradual decay of tree …

Questions In many arid and semi‐arid regions of the world, livestock husbandry is the main
land use and grazing is one of the main challenges for biodiversity conservation. This also …

Forests near the Mediterranean coast have been shaped by millennia of human
disturbance. Consequently, ecological studies relying on modern observations or historical …