Authors: Peñuelas, Josep, Sardans, Jordi, Filella, Iolanda, Estiarte, Marc, Llusià, Joan, Ogaya, Romà, Carnicer Cols, Jofre, Bartrons, Mireia, Rivas-Ubach, Albert, Grau, Oriol, Peguero, Guille, Margalef Marrasé, Olga, Pla Rabés, Sergi, Stefanescu, Constantí, Asensio, Dolores, Preece, Catherine, Liu, Lei, Verger, Aleixandre, Barbeta, Adrià, Achotegui-Castells, Ander, Gargallo-Garriga, Sperlich, Dominik, Farré-Armengol, Gerard, Fernández-Martínez, Marcos, Daijun, Zhang, Chao, Urbina, Ifigenia, Camino-Serrano, Marta, Vives-Ingla, Maria, Stocker, Benjamin D., Balzarolo, Manuela, Guerrieri, Rossella, Peaucelle, Marañón-Jiménez, Sara, Bórnez-Mejías, Kevin, Mu, Zhaobin, Descals, Castellanos, Alejandro, Terradas, Jaume
Venue: Forests
Type: Publication
Abstract: International audience; The increase in aridity, mainly by decreases in precipitation but also by higher temperatures, is likely the main threat to the diversity and survival of Mediterranean forests. Changes in land use, including the abandonment of extensive crop activities, mainly in mountains and remote areas, and the increases in human settlements and demand for more resources with the resulting fragmentation of the landscape, hinder the establishment of appropriate management tools to protect Mediterranean forests and their provision of s...
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Topics: 
Environmental resource management
Agroforestry
Ecology
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