Every year approximately half a million hectares of land are burned by wildfires in southern
Europe, causing large ecological and socio-economic impacts. Climate and land use …

Forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin are mostly situated in the north of the Basin
(mesic). In the most southern and dry areas, the forest can only exist where topography …

After a forest wildfire, the microbial communities have a transient alteration in their
composition. The role of the soil microbial community in the recovery of an ecosystem …

Despite a century of study by ecologists, recovery following disturbances (succession) is not
fully understood. This book provides the first global synthesis that compares plant …

Background Burn severity plays an important role in shaping vegetation recovery in
Mediterranean ecosystems. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of burn …

Recurrent fires can impede the spontaneous recruitment capacity of pine forests. Empirical
studies have suggested that this can lead to a prolonged replacement of pine forest by …

Abstract Aim The heather Erica arborea L. is a dominant element of the circum‐
Mediterranean region. Its broad, disjunct distribution, ranging from Macaronesia to eastern …

This study investigated post-fire vegetation recovery in Algeria's Tenira forest using
statistical traits (PCA), RFM, and LANDIS-II spatial analysis. The dataset included satellite …

Mallee‐heath and mallee communities occur in a mosaic across large areas of south‐
western Australia, in topographically subdued and fire‐prone landscapes. Consequently, it …

Understanding how communities change with time since fire is critical for identifying
appropriate fire return intervals for biodiversity conservation. In infrequently-burnt …