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The scientific knowledge on climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean evolves rapidly. In this section we collect and present the recently published scientific articles, reports, books, policy papers and other contents on these issues. Do not hesitate to contact us and share with us the publications of an interest to the community.
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Abstract Positive interactions between nurse plants and their facilitated species are most notable in dry/high-elevation habitats. Plants that modify limiting resources or constraining variables creating an even stronger positive impact on the community are considered ecosystem engineers. Ziziphus lotus, a dominant deep-rooted shrub of…...
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Abstract: Climate change is rapidly becoming one of the biggest threats to marine life, and its impacts have the potential to strongly affect fisheries upon which millions of people rely. This is particularly crucial for the Mediterranean Sea, which is…...
New paper focusing on the impact of climatic change on the community assembly and the functional traits of different taxa along an elevantion gradient. Abstract We explored the influence of climatic factors on diversity patterns of multiple taxa (lichens, bryophytes,…...
Highlights We tested 3500 climate-growth correlations, comparing five standardization methods. Standard dendroclimatological methods may misinterpret tree responses to climate. Productivity and survival of Pinus pinea is driven by consecutive years of rainfall. Preserving high and low-frequency signals identify trees' species conservation needs. Higher drought stress may…...
Gómez‐Gras, D., Linares, C., Dornelas, M., Madin, J. S., Brambilla, V., Ledoux, J. B., … & Garrabou, J. (2021). Climate change transforms the functional identity of Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages. Ecology Letters, 24(5), 1038-1051. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13718 Go to article Abstract Quantifying changes…...
This new issue of Sustainable Mediterranean is dedicated to climate change and features insights from more than 30 prominent Mediterranean actors, providing clear messages to decision-makers for an effective collective response. This issue presents among others the Regional organisations and…...