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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …