B Nyssen, JD Ouden, A Bindewald, P Brancalion… - Current Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of review A rapidly changing climate is weakening the resilience of forest ecosystems through vitality loss of major native tree species, which reduces the ability of …
Warming trends are altering fire regimes globally, potentially impacting on the long-term persistence of some ecosystems. However, we still lack clear understanding of how climatic …
PM Fernandes, N Guiomar, CG Rossa - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Eucalypts, especially blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus), have been extensively planted in Portugal and nowadays dominate most of its forest landscapes. Large-scale forestation …
Sustainably managed non-native trees deliver economic and societal benefits with limited risk of spread to adjoining areas. However, some plantations have launched invasions that …
Sustainably managed non-native trees deliver economic and societal benefits with limited risk of spread to adjoining areas. However, some plantations have launched invasions that …
Fire is an ecological disturbance across several regions of the world, representing a factor of change in landscapes and having a fundamental influence on terrestrial and atmospheric …
Abstract Although South America is the fourth largest continent, it houses about 60% of the global terrestrial life and the highest number of plant species. Besides its great native …
C Vidal-Riveros, B Currey, DB McWethy… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gran Chaco and Pantanal ecoregions are the largest remaining dry forest areas in South America. Supporting diverse savanna, woodland and wetland ecosystems …
S Cingolani, IA Mundo, I Barberá, A Holz… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The introduction of non-native tree species for large-scale afforestation may alter the fire regime of native ecosystems by modifying fuel proprieties. We quantified changes in fuel …