Landscape analysis and ecosystem service assessment have drawn increasing concern
from research and application at the landscape scale. Thanks to the continuously emerging …

Over the centuries, anthropogenic pressure has severely impacted peatlands on the
European continent. Peatlands cover~ 21%(1.46 Mha) of Ireland's land surface, but 85 …

Due to complex interactions between climate and land use changes, large forest fires have
increased in frequency and severity over the last decades, impacting dramatically on …

A current challenge of biodiversity and conservation is the estimation of the spatial extent of
habitat types across broad territories. In the absence of fine‐resolution maps, predictive …

Habitat assessments for biodiversity conservation are often complicated by the lack of
detailed knowledge of a study species' distribution. As an alternative to resource-intensive …

The mountainous areas of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula have undergone intense land
abandonment. In this work, we wanted to determine if the abandonment of the rural areas …

Abstract Changes over the last century in the economic model of European countries and
the development of the market economy have led to intense shifts in land occupation …

Knowledge of land cover dynamics and driving forces is a fundamental tool for landscape
planning and management. Nevertheless, this understanding is often limited by the paucity …

Human activities have caused a significant change in the function and services that
ecosystems have provided to society since historical times. In mountainous landscapes, the …

In southern Europe, climate trends are expected to be characterized by an increase in
temperatures and less water availability. Analyzing the role of structural factors and the …