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The importance of a small ephemeral tributary for fine sediment dynamics in a main‐stem river
(John Wiley & Sons, 2017-07-21)Studies of ephemeral streams have focused mainly in arid and semi‐arid regions. Such streams also occur widely in temperate regions, but much less is known about their influence on fluvial processes in main‐stem rivers ... -
Application of Structure‐from‐Motion photogrammetry to river restoration
(John Wiley & Sons, 2016-11-08)Structure‐from‐Motion (SfM) photogrammetry is now used widely to study a range of earth surface processes and landforms, and is fast becoming a core tool in fluvial geomorphology. SfM photogrammetry allows extraction of ... -
Improvement of flood frequency analysis with historical information in different types of catchments and data series within the Ebro River basin (NE Iberian Peninsula)
(Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2015-10-29)The use of historical information is acknowledged to improve frequency analysis. However, it is not well known if the degree of this improvement depends on the characteristics of both the catch-ment and the data series. ... -
Historical, hydraulic, hydrological and meteorological reconstruction of 1874 Santa Tecla flash floods in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)
(Elsevier, 2015-02-16)A multidisciplinary methodology for historical floods reconstruction was applied to 1874 Santa Tecla floods occurred in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula), using both historical information and meteorological data from 20th ... -
Meteorological and hydrological analysis of major floods in NE Iberian Peninsula
(Elsevier, 2016-10)This paper analyses the meteorological conditions and the specific peak flows of 24 catastrophic floods that affected NE Iberian Peninsula in the period 1842-2000. We classify these floods according to the affected area, ... -
European population trends and current conservation status of an endangered steppe-bird species: the Dupont’s lark Chersophilus duponti
(PeerJ, 2018-09-19)Background: Steppe-birds face drastic population declines throughout Europe. The Dupont’s lark Chersophilus duponti is an endangered steppe-bird species whose European distribution is restricted to Spain. This scarce ... -
A framework for modeling adaptive forest management and decision making under climate change
(Resilience Alliance, 2017)Adapting the management of forest resources to climate change involves addressing several crucial aspects to provide a valid basis for decision making. These include the knowledge and belief of decision makers, the mapping ... -
Soil carbon stocks and their variability across the forests, shrublands and grasslands of peninsular Spain
(European Geosciences UnionCopernicus Publications, 2013-12-18)Accurate estimates of C stocks and fluxes of soil organic carbon (SOC) are needed to assess the impact of climate and land use change on soil C uptake and soil C emissions to the atmosphere. Here, we present an assessment ... -
Human breathable air in a Mediterranean forest: characterization of monoterpene concentrations under the canopy
(MDPI, 2020-06-18)Monoterpenes have been identified as potential determinants of the human health effects induced by forest exposure. The present study characterizes the total monoterpene concentrations at nose height in a Mediterranean ... -
Interactions between biogeochemical and management factors explain soil organic carbon in Pyrenean grasslands
(European Geosciences UnionCopernicus Publications, 2020-03-17)Grasslands are one of the major sinks of terrestrial soil organic carbon (SOC). Understanding how environmental and management factors drive SOC is challenging because they are scale-dependent, with large scale drivers ... -
Invasive species and habitat degradation in Iberian streams: an analysis of their role in freshwater fish diversity loss
(Ecological Society of America, 2011-01-01)Mediterranean endemic freshwater fish are among the most threatened biota in the world. Distinguishing the role of different extinction drivers and their potential interactions is crucial for achieving conservation goals. ... -
Calibrating the severity of forest defoliation by pine processionary moth with landsat and UAV imagery
(MDPI, 2018-09-29)The pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa Dennis and Schiff.), one of the major defoliating insects in Mediterranean forests, has become an increasing threat to the forest health of the region over the past two ... -
Decision support approaches in adaptive forest management
(MDPI, 2018-03-18)Climate and social changes place strong demands on forest managers. Forest managers need powerful approaches and tools, which could help them to be able to react to the rapidly changing conditions. However, the complexity ... -
Assessing pine processionary moth defoliation using unmanned aerial systems
(MDPI, 2017-09-23)Pine processionary moth (PPM) is one of the most destructive insect defoliators in the Mediterranean for many conifers, causing losses of growth, vitality and eventually the death of trees during outbreaks. There is a ... -
Tools for assessing the impacts of climate variability and change on wildfire regimes in forests
(MDPI, 2015-04-30)Fire is an intrinsic element of many forest ecosystems; it shapes their ecological processes, determines species composition and influences landscape structure. However, wildfires may: have undesirable effects on biodiversity ... -
Microbes as engines of ecosystem function: when does community structure enhance predictions of ecosystem processes?
(Frontiers Media, 2016-02-24)Microorganisms are vital in mediating the earth’s biogeochemical cycles; yet, despite our rapidly increasing ability to explore complex environmental microbial communities, the relationship between microbial community ... -
Decision support tools and strategies to simulate forest landscape evolutions integrating forest owner behaviour: a review from the case studies of the European Project, INTEGRAL
(MDPI, 2017-04-13)For forest sustainability and vulnerability assessment, the landscape scale is considered to be more and more relevant as the stand level approaches its known limitations. This review, which describes the main forest ... -
Modeling post-fire mortality in pure and mixed forest stands in Portugal - A forest planning-oriented model
(MDPI, 2017-03-07)Assessing impacts of management strategies may allow designing more resistant forests to wildfires. Planning-oriented models to predict the effect of stand structure and forest composition on mortality for supporting ... -
Aridity influences the recovery of vegetation and shrubland birds after wildfire
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-29)Wildfires play a determining role in the composition and structure of many plant and animal communities. On the other hand, climate change is considered to be a major driver of current and future fire regime changes. Despite ... -
Assessment of the main natural disturbances on Norwegian forest based on 20 years of national inventory
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-29)The re-measurement of permanent forest inventories offers a unique opportunity to assess the occurrence and impact of forest disturbances. The present study aims at exploring the main forest damages in Norway based on the ...