The combined effects of land-use legacies and novel fire regimes on bird distributions in the Mediterranean

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1535-1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miquel De Cáceres ◽  
Lluís Brotons ◽  
Núria Aquilué ◽  
Marie-Josée Fortin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Fire Regimes ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Bird Distributions ◽  
Land Use Legacies ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

Indirect effects of land-use legacies determine tree colonization patterns in abandoned heathland

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 456-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas ◽  
Kris Verheyen ◽  
Vivian Kvist Johannsen ◽  
Inger Kappel Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Colonization Patterns ◽  
Land Use Legacies ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

Effects of land use on annual runoff and soil loss in Europe and the Mediterranean

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 599-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Maetens ◽  
M. Vanmaercke ◽  
J. Poesen ◽  
B. Jankauskas ◽  
G. Jankauskiene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Loss ◽  
Annual Runoff ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Runoff And Soil Loss ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

scholarly journals Combined effects of land use and hunting on distributions of tropical mammals

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 1271-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Gallego‐Zamorano ◽  
Ana Benítez‐López ◽  
Luca Santini ◽  
Jelle P. Hilbers ◽  
Mark A. J. Huijbregts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

Combined effects of land-use type and climate change on soil microbial activity and invertebrate decomposer activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 107490
Author(s):  
Marie Sünnemann ◽  
Julia Siebert ◽  
Thomas Reitz ◽  
Martin Schädler ◽  
Rui Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Microbial Activity ◽  
Soil Microbial Activity ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Land Use Type ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

scholarly journals Predicting combined effects of land use and climate change on river and stream salinity

2018 ◽  
Vol 374 (1764) ◽  
pp. 20180005 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Natural Background ◽  
Theme Issue ◽  
Human Land Use ◽  
Human Use ◽  
Effects Of Land Use ◽  
Dynamic Variables

Agricultural, industrial and urban development have all contributed to increased salinity in streams and rivers, but the likely effects of future development and climate change are unknown. I developed two empirical models to estimate how these combined effects might affect salinity by the end of this century (measured as electrical conductivity, EC). The first model predicts natural background from static (e.g. geology and soils) and dynamic (i.e. climate and vegetation) environmental factors and explained 78% of the variation in EC. I then compared the estimated background EC with current measurements at 2001 sites chosen probabilistically from all conterminous USA streams. EC was more than 50% greater at 34% of these sites. The second model predicts deviation of EC from background as a function of human land use and environmental factors and explained 60% of the variation in alteration from background. I then predicted the effects of climate and land use change on EC at the end of the century by replacing dynamic variables with published projections of future conditions based on the A2 emissions scenario. By the end of the century, the median EC is predicted to increase from 0.319 mS cm −1 to 0.524 mS cm −1 with over 50% of streams having greater than 50% increases in EC and 35% more than doubling their EC. Most of the change is related to increases in human land use, with climate change accounting for only 12% of the increase. In extreme cases, increased salinity may make water unsuitable for human use, but widespread moderate increases are likely a greater threat to stream ecosystems owing to the elimination of low EC habitats. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Salt in freshwaters: causes, ecological consequences and future prospects’.

Negative synergistic effects of land-use legacies and climate drive widespread oak decline in evergreen Mediterranean open woodlands

2019 ◽  
Vol 432 ◽  
pp. 884-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Moreno-Fernández ◽  
Alicia Ledo ◽  
Darío Martín-Benito ◽  
Isabel Cañellas ◽  
Guillermo Gea-Izquierdo
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Oak Decline ◽  
Land Use Legacies ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

Assessing potential effects of land use and climate change on mammal distributions in northern Thailand

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongyut Trisurat ◽  
Budsabong Kanchanasaka ◽  
Holger Kreft
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
Effects Of Land Use

Context Tropical ecosystems are widely recognised for their high species richness and outstanding concentrations of rare and endemic species. Previous studies either focussed on the effects of deforestation or climate change, whereas studies on the combined effects of these two major threats are limited. Aims This research aimed to model current and future distributions of medium- to large-sized mammal species on the basis of different land-use and climate-change scenarios in 2050 and to assess whether the predicted effects of land-use change are greater than those of climate change and whether the combined effects of these drivers are greater than those of either individual driver. Methods The present article demonstrates a method for combining nationwide wildlife-inventory data, spatially explicit species-distribution models, current and predicted future bioclimatic variables, other biophysical factors and human disturbance to map distributions of mammal species on the basis of different land-use and climate-change scenarios and to assess the role of protected areas in conservation planning. Key results Seventeen medium- to large-sized mammal species were selected for modelling. Most selected species were predicted to lose suitable habitat if the remaining forest cover declines from the current level of 57% to 50% in 2050. The predicted effects of deforestation were stronger than the effects of climate change. When climate and land-use change were combined, the predicted impacts were more severe. Most species would lose suitable habitat and the average shift in species distribution was greater than 40%. Conclusions The predicted effects were positive for only a few species and negative for most species. Current and future centres of mammal-species richness were predicted in large and contiguous protected forests and the average contribution of existing and proposed protected areas in protecting the focal species will increase from 73% to 80% across all scenarios. Implications The present research advances the current understanding of the ecology of 17 medium- to large-sized mammal species with conservation relevance and the factors that affect their distributions at the landscape scale. In addition, the research demonstrated that spatially explicit models and protected areas are effective means to contribute to protection of mammal species in current and future land-use and climate-change scenarios.

scholarly journals The Iberian Peninsula’s Burning Heart—Long-Term Fire History in the Toledo Mountains (Central Spain)

Fire ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Luelmo-Lautenschlaeger ◽  
Blarquez ◽  
Pérez-Díaz ◽  
Morales-Molino ◽  
López-Sáez
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Fire Regimes ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Central Spain ◽  
Fire Activity ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
In Fire ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Long-term fire ecology can help to better understand the major role played by fire in driving vegetation composition and structure over decadal to millennial timescales, along with climate change and human agency, especially in fire-prone areas such as the Mediterranean basin. Investigating past ecosystem dynamics in response to changing fire activity, climate, and land use, and how these landscape drivers interact in the long-term is needed for efficient nature management, protection, and restoration. The Toledo Mountains of central Spain are a mid-elevation mountain complex with scarce current anthropic intervention located on the westernmost edge of the Mediterranean basin. These features provide a perfect setting to study patterns of late Holocene fire activity and landscape transformation. Here, we have combined macroscopic charcoal analysis with palynological data in three peat sequences (El Perro, Brezoso, and Viñuelas mires) to reconstruct fire regimes during recent millennia and their linkages to changes in vegetation, land use, and climatic conditions. During a first phase (5000–3000 cal. BP) characterized by mixed oak woodlands and low anthropogenic impact, climate exerted an evident influence over fire regimes. Later, the data show two phases of increasing human influence dated at 3000–500 cal. BP and 500 cal. BP–present, which translated into significant changes in fire regimes increasingly driven by human activity. These results contribute to prove how fire regimes have changed along with human societies, being more related to land use and less dependent on climatic cycles.

Effects of land use legacies and habitat fragmentation on salamander abundance

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1573-1584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley J. Cosentino ◽  
Kristen M. Brubaker
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Habitat Fragmentation ◽  
Land Use Legacies ◽  
Effects Of Land Use
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