Knowing the state of the art on research related to post-mining active revegetation can help
to improve revegetation success and identify research gaps. We performed a systematic …

The pollution of soils by heavy metals resulting from mining activities is one of the major
environmental problems in North Africa. Mycorrhizoremediation using mycorrhizal fungi and …

The past 30 years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive
actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all …

Natural levels of heavy metals (HM) have increased during the industrial era to the point of
posing a serious threat to the environment. The use of tree species to record contamination …

The current chapter describes the ecological context and post-fire management practices for
the most important and fire-prone coniferous tree species in the Mediterranean Basin, the …

Microbial communities associated to the gut of insects are attracting an increasing interest,
mainly because of their role in influencing several host life-traits. The characterization of the …

We investigated whether stand structure modulates the long‐term physiological
performance and growth of Pinus halepensis Mill. in a semiarid Mediterranean ecosystem …

Purpose The aim of this work was to investigate the possibility of using several bush and
arboreal plant species, usually present as ornamental plants in street and parks, as …

Silvicultural thinning usually improves the water status of remaining trees in water‐limited
forests. We evaluated the usefulness of a dual stable isotope approach (δ13C, δ18O) for …

Ecological restoration represents an important tool for combating land degradation and
increasing ecosystem resistance and resilience to disturbance, thus favoring the recovery of …