Reassessing global change research priorities in mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems: How far have we come and where do we go from here?

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-43

  Doblas Miranda, E ^a   Martinez Vilalta J ^a,b   Lloret, F ^a,b   Alvarez A ^a   Avila A ^a   Bonet, F J ^c   Brotons, L ^a,d   Castro, J ^c   Curiel Yuste, J ^e   Diaz M ^e   Ferrandis, P ^f   Garcia Hurtado E ^g   Iriondo, J M ^h   Keenan, T F ⁱ   Latron, J ^j   Llusia J ^a,k   Loepfe, L ^l   Mayol, M ^a   More G ^a   Moya, D ^f   Penuelas J ^a,k   Pons, X ^b   Poyatos, R ^a   Sardans, J ^a,k   Sus, O ^a   Vallejo, V R ^g   Vayreda, J ^a   Retana, J ^a,b   more..

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^e MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^g FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

ⁱ MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^j INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^k CSIC   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

Assessment; Atmosphere biosphere interaction; Biodiversity; Climate change; Factors interaction; Fire regime; Forest management; Land use change; Research gaps; Water reserves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84913612236     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12224     Document Type: Article

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