Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience and
risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long …

Ungulates are key elements that modulate the type and direction of ecosystem services in
Mediterranean environments. Our main objective is to synthesize the provision of ecosystem …

Recovery from forest disturbances is a pivotal metric of forest resilience. Forests globally are
facing unprecedented levels of both natural and anthropogenic disturbances, yet our …

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

Climate change is increasing the frequency of droughts and the risk of severe wildfires,
which can interact with shrub encroachment and browsing by wild ungulates. Wild ungulate …

Climate change and increasing socio-economic pressure is placing many ecosystems of
high ecological and economic value at risk. This is particularly urgent in dryland ecosystems …

Zagros forests in western Iran have been impacted by severe fuelwood removal, traditional
agricultural systems, non‐timber products removal, and livestock grazing. These conditions …

The effect of wild ungulate density on ecosystems varies according to different factors:
climate and physiography conditions, forest type, management history, and herbivore …

Understory woody plants are increasing in open Mediterranean oak open woodlands as a
result of a number of factors, including land abandonment and/or less active management …