Plant diversity across five vegetation belts in the Pyrenees (Catalonia, Spain) [PDF]
, 2012 In this paper we analyze the size and habitat partitioning of the vascular floras of five areas of the NE Iberian Peninsula, representing five distinct vegetation belts and three floristic regions: Mediterranean (basal belt), medio-European (submontane ...
Ferré Codina, Albert +1 more
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Assessing 20th century climate-vegetation feedbacks of land-use change and natural vegetation dynamics in a fully coupled vegetation-climate model [PDF]
, 2010 This study describes the coupling of the dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM), Lund–Potsdam–Jena Model for managed land (LPJmL), with the general circulation model (GCM), Simplified Parameterizations primitivE Equation DYnamics model (SPEEDY), to study
Bart J. Strengers +20 more
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Assessing Vegetation Heritage Value: The Alentejo Central (Portugal) as a Case Study
Land, 2021 Vegetation natural heritage can be valued in itself, but also as a habitat for many wildlife species. This study presents a methodological essay concerning the evaluation of plant heritage, applied in Central Alentejo, in the south of Portugal.
Teresa Batista +3 more
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The concept of potential natural vegetation: an epitaph?
, 2010 We discuss the usefulness of the concept of Potential Natural Vegetation (PNV), which describes the expected state of mature vegetation in the absence of human intervention.
Alessandro Chiarucci +13 more
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Soil Response to Agricultural Land Abandonment: A Case Study of a Vineyard in Northern Italy
Agronomy, 2021 Agricultural land abandonment is an emerging problem in European Union (EU), and about 11% of agricultural EU land is at high risk of abandonment in the coming 10 years. Land abandonment may have both positive and negative effects in ecosystems.
Luigi Sciubba +6 more
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Evaluating the post-fire natural regeneration of Mediterranean-type scrublands in Central Spain
Mediterranean Botany, 2021 We performed a five-year assessment of the natural vegetation restoration capacity following the 2012 fires in Valdemaqueda (Madrid, Spain) via the characterization of the post-fire and residual vegetation and the analysis of soil physico-chemical ...
Rosina Magaña Ugarte +2 more
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The natural vegetation of the Robertson Karoo : an evaluation of its conservation status [PDF]
, 1990 Bibliography: leaves 164-179.The natural vegetation of the Robertson Karoo contains many taxa and vegetation communities worthy of conservation. This thesis is concerned with aiding the future conservation of natural vegetation of the Robertson Karoo by ...
Wood, Julia
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Human disturbance is the major driver of vegetation changes in the Caatinga dry forest region
Scientific Reports, 2023 Drastic changes in vegetation structure caused by exceeding ecological thresholds have fueled the interest in tropical forest responses to climate and land-use changes.
Helder F. P. Araujo +3 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2021 The “Grain for Green” programme has had a significant impact on land use change and carbon and nitrogen balance. However, it is unlear how vegetation restoration affects soil organic carbon (SOC), nitrogen (N) and their losses based on the grid measured ...
Guangyu Zhu +3 more
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Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2014 A method of typology and regionalization of landscape units of vegetation on the basis of a map of potential natural vegetation is presented. Particular attention has been paid to the methodical basis of the conducted division.
Joanna Plit
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