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

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 148, Issue , 2017, Pages 42-54

  Doblas Miranda, E ^a   Alonso, R ^b   Arnan, X ^a   Bermejo, V ^b   Brotons, L ^a,c   de las Heras, J ^d   Estiarte, M ^a,e   Hodar J A ^f   Llorens, P ^g   Lloret, F ^a,h   Lopez Serrano F R ^d   Martinez Vilalta J ^a,h   Moya, D ^d   Penuelas J ^a,e   Pino, J ^a,h   Rodrigo, A ^a,h   Roura Pascual, N ^c,i   Valladares, F ^j,k   Vila M ^l   Zamora, R ^f   Retana, J ^a,h   more..

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^e CSIC   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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

^h UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^j MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^l DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition alteration; Biological invasions; Climate change; Global change factors interaction; Land abandonment; Land use intensification; Natural resilience; Novel ecosystems; Wildfires

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; LAND USE; REFORESTATION; WATER RESOURCES;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GLOBAL CHANGE FACTORS; LAND ABANDONMENTS; NATURAL RESILIENCE; NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS; WILDFIRES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ABANDONED LAND; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; SHRUBLAND; WILDFIRE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84998953426     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.11.012     Document Type: Review

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