Olive (Olea europaea L.) was one of the most important fruit trees in the ancient
Mediterranean region and a founder species of horticulture in the Mediterranean Basin …

The tempo and mode of colonization of the Iberian Peninsula (IP) by Cannabis sativa, its
further internal spreading and the potential cultural and environmental factors involved …

Cultural landscapes reflect a cultural group's continuous and evolved interactions with
natural resources and the environment. By now, climate change has become the most …

Fire regime changes are considered a major threat to future biodiversity in the
Mediterranean Basin. Such predictions remain uncertain, given that fire regime changes and …

Archaeobotany is used to discover details on local land uses in prehistoric settlements
developed during the middle and beginning of late Holocene. Six archaeological sites from …

Aim Phylogeography of fruit trees is challenging due to recurrent exchanges between
domesticated and wild populations. Here we tested the eastern refugium hypothesis (ERH) …

This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Ceratonia siliqua
L.(Carob) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour …

Abstract Knowledge about the vegetation history of Sardinia, the second largest island of the
Mediterranean, is scanty. Here, we present a new sedimentary record covering the past …

Human-environment dynamics in past societies has been a major field of research in the
Mediterranean for a long time, but has grown significantly following the increase in the …

Pines are a major component of forests and other wooded lands in the Mediterranean
region. Pine woodlands have increased during recent decades due to abandonment and …