Landscape-moderated biodiversity effects of ground herb cover in olive groves: Implications for regional biodiversity conservation

PJ Rey, AJ Manzaneda, F Valera, JM Alcántara… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2019 - Elsevier
Studies assessing the effect of extensive versus intensive agricultural practices and
addressing how biodiversity patterns and the effectiveness of agri-environmental practices …

Environmental challenges of intensive woody crops: The case of super high-density olive groves

J Guerrero-Casado, AJ Carpio, FS Tortosa… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Super high-density olive groves (> 800 trees ha− 1) are rapidly expanding in olive oil
producer countries, which entails a strong modification of the olive growing system with …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of irrigated olive grove expansion in Mediterranean landscapes and associated biodiversity impacts

R Morgado, PF Ribeiro, JL Santos, F Rego… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last 30 years, olive farming has experienced a fast and large-scale intensification
process across its Mediterranean range, that is resha** Mediterranean farmland …

Building a composite indicator to measure environmental sustainability using alternative weighting methods

JA Gómez-Limón, M Arriaza, MD Guerrero-Baena - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Environmental sustainability in agriculture can be measured through the construction of
composite indicators. However, this is a challenging task because these indexes are heavily …

An update on the conservation status and ecology of Korean terrestrial squamates

D Macias, Y Shin, A Borzée - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
The ecology of most squamates from the Republic of Korea is poorly understood:
information on tolerances to environmental variables, movement patterns, home range …

Understanding driving forces and implications associated with the land use and land cover changes in Portugal

BM Meneses, E Reis, S Pereira, MJ Vale, R Reis - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Understanding the processes of land use and land cover changes (LUCC) and the
associated driving forces is important for achieving sustainable development. This paper …

Risk of pesticide exposure for reptile species in the European Union

V Mingo, S Lötters, N Wagner - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution has an especially high impact on wildlife. This is especially the case
in industrialized countries. Although, many species within the European Union benefit from …

Preserving wintering frugivorous birds in agro‐ecosystems under land use change: Lessons from intensive and super‐intensive olive orchards

R Morgado, R Pedroso, M Porto… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fleshy fruit production is becoming more intensive worldwide, but how this affects
frugivorous birds is poorly known. In the Mediterranean region, intensive and super …

Entrapped in Olive-Harvesting Nets: A Case of a Grass Snake Natrix natrix from an Olive-Growing Greek Aegean Island

YG Zevgolis, A Christopoulos - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite a recent shift towards sustainable practices to support the conservation of traditional
olive groves, little is known about their potential threats to herpetofauna species. On the …

Importance of water availability for amphibian roadkill in a mediterranean landscape

T Pinto, SM Santos, A Mira, N Sillero - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
Roads can negatively impact ecosystems by fragmenting habitats and affecting animal
movements and behaviour. One of the major noticeable effects of roads is animal mortality …