Impacts of global change on Mediterranean forests and their services

J Peñuelas, J Sardans, I Filella, M Estiarte, J Llusià… - Forests, 2017 - mdpi.com
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 …

A review of the combination among global change factors in forests, shrublands and pastures of the Mediterranean Region: Beyond drought effects

E Doblas-Miranda, R Alonso, X Arnan… - Global and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Climate change, alteration of atmospheric composition, land abandonment in some areas
and land use intensification in others, wildfires and biological invasions threaten forests …

Assessing the conservation effectiveness of national nature reserves in China

W Chen, T Gu, J ** from multi-temporal very high resolution satellite images
C Tarantino, F Casella, M Adamo, R Lucas… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents the results of multi-seasonal WorldView-2 (WV-2) satellite images
classification for the map** of Ailanthus altissima (A. altissima), an invasive plant species …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change impacts on the Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean grassland systems of Italy: A review

C Dibari, A Pulina, G Argenti, C Aglietti, M Bindi… - Italian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing climate change, which is threatening grassland agroecosystems throughout
Europe, is also evident in the Italian grasslands. These systems, often located in marginal …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating WorldClim Version 1 (1961–1990) as the baseline for sustainable use of forest and environmental resources in a changing climate

M Marchi, I Sinjur, M Bozzano, M Westergren - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
WorldClim version 1 is a high-resolution, global climate gridded dataset covering 1961–
1990; a “normal” climate. It has been widely used for ecological studies thanks to its free …

[HTML][HTML] Intra-annual sentinel-2 time-series supporting grassland habitat discrimination

C Tarantino, L Forte, P Blonda, S Vicario, V Tomaselli… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present study aims to discriminate four semi-arid grassland habitats in a Mediterranean
Natura 2000 site, Southern Italy, involving 6210/E1. 263, 62A0/E1. 55, 6220/E1. 434 and …