[HTML][HTML] How do land use and land cover changes after farmland abandonment affect soil properties and soil nutrients in Mediterranean mountain agroecosystems?

E Nadal-Romero, M Khorchani, L Gaspar, J Arnáez… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Mediterranean mountains are sensitive agroecosystems that have suffered intense land use
and land cover changes (LULCC) during the last century. From the middle of the twentieth …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural land abandonment linked to pipe collapse and gully development: Reconstruction from archival SfM and LiDAR datasets

M Llena, S Carreras, A Bernatek-Jakiel, A Ollero… - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
Land use and land cover changes such as agricultural land abandonment along with soil
erosion are perceived to be important factors that add to land degradation worldwide. In this …

[HTML][HTML] How do acid or alkaline soil environments affect soil organic carbon stocks in a post-abandonment secondary succession process in Mediterranean mountain …

M Cortijos-López, P Sánchez-Navarrete, T Lasanta… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Farmland abandonment has become one of the most important land use and land cover
(LULC) changes threatening mountain areas in the Mediterranean. The concomitant natural …

Forest expansion in abandoned agricultural lands has limited effect to offset carbon emissions from Central-North Spain

E Velázquez, C Martínez-Jaraíz, C Wheeler… - Regional Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
We assessed the process of carbon (C) accumulation as a consequence of forest expansion
in abandoned agricultural lands over the period 1977–2017 in a vast (9.4 million ha) area of …

From the local landscape organization to land abandonment: an analysis of landscape changes (1956–2017) in the Aísa Valley (Spanish Pyrenees)

MP Errea, M Cortijos-López, M Llena… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Context The Mediterranean mountains have witnessed the revegetation of former
pasture and cultivated fields since the mid-20th century. The process started when the …

[HTML][HTML] Streamflow trends of the Pyrenees using observations and multi-model approach (1980–2013)

R Clavera-Gispert, P Quintana-Seguí, L Palazón… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The Pyrenees. Study focus The Pyrenees is sensitive to changes in
climate (both natural and of anthropic origin) and changes in land use and cover (LULC) …

A classification of pastoralism in Spain: Understanding the past to address present challenges

R Serrano-Zulueta, A Gómez-Sal… - Nomadic …, 2024 - liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
After centuries as a flagship economic activity, pastoralism in Spain is today in danger of
collapse due to the simultaneous processes of abandonment and industrialisation. With a …

[HTML][HTML] Current hydrological ecosystem services and potential impacts of business-as-usual land abandonment at the national scale for Spain

J Senent-Aparicio, M Mulligan - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
This research demonstrates the opportunities and challenges for decision-makers in the use
of satellite data driven hydrological model such as WaterWorld to assess current …

Prevalence, causes, and consequences of agricultural land abandonment: A case study in the Region of Murcia, Spain

A Romero-Díaz, A Pérez-Morales, P Marín-Sanleandro - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Agricultural land abandonment has received increasing attention from the scientific
community and decision makers in recent years. In this study, we aimed to identify the …

Alternative vegetation trajectories through passive habitat rewilding: opposite effects for animal conservation

MV Jiménez-Franco, E Graciá, RC Rodríguez-Caro… - Landscape …, 2024 - Springer
Context Passive habitat rewilding after rural abandonment can affect wildlife differently
depending on the type of habitats that it generates. Objective Evaluate and compare the …