Abstract Changes in ocean heat content (OHC) provide a measure of ocean warming, with
impacts on the Earth system. This Review synthesizes estimates of past and future OHC …

Abstract The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a well-established eco-hydrological
model that has been extensively applied to watersheds across the globe. This work reviews …

Flavonoids are specialized metabolites largely widespread in plants where they play
numerous roles including defense and signaling under stress conditions. These compounds …

Water is now considered the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean
region. Nevertheless, irrigation expanded fast in the region (eg South Portugal and Spain) to …

Climate change constitutes a major threat for all the Mediterranean countries due to the
combination of large precipitation reductions and temperature increases and the higher …

A comprehensive assessment of the spatial and temporal patterns of the most common
indicators of climate change and variability in the Arab world in the past four decades was …

This study aims to systematically assess the impacts of projected climate change on
episodic events of sea level elevation in coastal areas of the Mediterranean, induced by …

During the last decades, the demographic trajectory and the associated urban development
have increased the demand for urban and peri-urban green space. Peri-urban forests …

Invasive alien species are among the main global drivers of biodiversity loss posing major
challenges to nature conservation and to managers of protected areas. The present study …

The designation of geographical entities in this report and the presentation of the material do
not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or other participating …