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- Author:
- Yalbeiry Labarca-Rojas; J. Esteban Hernández-Bermejo; José L. Quero; Francisca Herrera-Molina
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2022 v.22 no.1 pp. 14
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- Argania spinosa; conservation areas; desertification; forage; genetic variation; habitats; indigenous species; models; oils; probability; reforestation; socioeconomics; wind speed; Algeria; Iberian Peninsula; Mediterranean region; Morocco; Spain; Tunisia
- Abstract:
- ... Argania spinosa L. Skeels is an Algerian-Moroccan endemic tree. This species is part of various plant communities consisting of Mediterranean, Macaronesian and Saharan floristic elements. It has been introduced and perhaps sometimes naturalized in various regions of the Mediterranean basin. Due to its role in combating desertification, high socio-economic value, and traditional use as fodder and f ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-021-01869-w
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-021-01869-w
- Author:
- Laure Hossard; Aziz Fadlaoui; Elsa Ricote; Hatem Belhouchette
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2021 v.21 no.2 pp. 36
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- capital; climate change; farms; horticulture; income; irrigation; stakeholders; Mediterranean region; Morocco
- Abstract:
- ... The Mediterranean region is expected to be a hotspot for climate change, making the resilience of farming systems a major challenge. Some studies have used quantitative models at the farm scale to analyze the resilience of farming systems but with little involvement of stakeholders. We used a participatory approach with local actors on the Saïs plain of Morocco to design possible future states and ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-021-01764-4
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-021-01764-4
- Author:
- Nigel G. Taylor; Patrick Grillas; Hazem Al Hreisha; Özge Balkız; Maud Borie; Olivier Boutron; Ana Catita; Jocelyn Champagnon; Semia Cherif; Kerim Çiçek; Luís T. Costa; Mohamed Dakki; Mauro Fois; Thomas Galewski; Alessandro Galli; Nicholas M. Georgiadis; Andy J. Green; Virgilio Hermoso; Rezart Kapedani; Manfred A. Lange; Zoran Mateljak; Maher Osta; Eva Papastergiadou; Clairie Papazoglou; Sergi Sabater; Boudjéma Samraoui; Farrah Samraoui; Abdelkrim Si Bachir; Eva Tankovic; Mathieu Thévenet; Antonio Troya; William J. Sutherland
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2021 v.21 no.2 pp. 33
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- antibiotic resistance; biodiversity; decision making; desalination; governance; humans; issues and policy; models; natural resources conservation; pollution; social welfare; surveys; sustainable development; threatened species; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Wetlands are critically important for biodiversity and human wellbeing, but face a range of challenges. This is especially true in the Mediterranean region, where wetlands support endemic and threatened species and remain integral to human societies, but have been severely degraded in recent decades. Here, in order to raise awareness of future challenges and opportunities for Mediterranean wetland ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-020-01743-1
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01743-1
- Author:
- Philippe Drobinski; Nicolas Da Silva; Sophie Bastin; Sylvain Mailler; Caroline Muller; Bodo Ahrens; Ole B. Christensen; Piero Lionello
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.3 pp. 78
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- advection; air temperature; arid zones; climate change; climate models; drying; heat; human health; humidity; soil water; Iberian Peninsula; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean region; Northern European region
- Abstract:
- ... Nearly all regions in the world are projected to become dryer in a warming climate. Here, we investigate the Mediterranean region, often referred to as a climate change “hot spot”. From regional climate simulations, it is shown that although enhanced warming and drying over land is projected, the spatial pattern displays high variability. Indeed, drying is largely caused by enhanced warming over l ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-020-01659-w
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01659-w
- Author:
- Amélie Saunier; Elena Ormeño; Damien Piga; Alexandre Armengaud; Christophe Boissard; Juliette Lathière; Sophie Szopa; Anne-Cyrielle Genard-Zielinski; Catherine Fernandez
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.4 pp. 111
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- air pollution; climate change; data collection; drought; ecological footprint; emissions; emissions factor; human health; isoprene; models; oxidants; ozone; photosynthetically active radiation; pollution control; prediction; rain; troposphere; water stress; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Tropospheric ozone is a strong oxidant which affects human health, agricultural yields, and ecosystem functioning. Thus, it is very important to understand what factors determine ozone formation in order to control air pollution. It is well known that isoprene participates in ozone formation. In this study, we assess the potential impact of climate change in the Mediterranean region on ozone conce ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-020-01697-4
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01697-4
- Author:
- Roxanne Leberger; Ilse R. Geijzendorffer; Elie Gaget; Anis Gwelmami; Thomas Galewski; Henrique M. Pereira; Carlos A. Guerra
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.2 pp. 67
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- biodiversity; climate; climate change; habitat destruction; habitats; land cover; remote sensing; temperature; water birds; wetland conservation; wetlands; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Wetlands are known to support diverse and unique species assemblages. Globally, but particularly in the Mediterranean basin, they are threatened by climate change and natural habitat loss. Despite an alarming decline of wetlands over the last century, standardised and systematic site assessments at large scale do not exist. Here, we perform an integrated assessment of Mediterranean wetlands by eva ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-020-01655-0
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01655-0
- Author:
- Daniel Lincke; Claudia Wolff; Jochen Hinkel; Athanasios Vafeidis; Lukas Blickensdörfer; Daria Povh Skugor
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.2 pp. 46
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- climatic factors; coasts; databases; models; sea level; Croatia; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... The Mediterranean coastal zone is particularly vulnerable to climate-induced sea-level rise due to rapid coastal development, leading to increased flood exposure in coastal areas. In Croatia, the share of developed coastline is still lower than in other Mediterranean countries, but development has accelerated since the 1960s. Available assessments of future coastal flood risk take into account ada ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-020-01628-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01628-3
- Author:
- Piero Lionello; Luca Scarascia
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2020 v.20 no.1 pp. 31
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- atmospheric precipitation; climate; cold; global warming; hydrology; surface temperature; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... This study uses the results of 28 CMIP5 global climate projections to link regional climate extremes in the Mediterranean region to the global mean annual surface temperature change. It shows that global warming will further increase the existing difference in intensity of precipitation and hydrological extremes between north and south Mediterranean areas (SMed and NMed, respectively), while the i ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-020-01610-z
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01610-z
- Author:
- Susanne Pfeifer; Diana Rechid; Maximilian Reuter; Elisabeth Viktor; Daniela Jacob
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.6 pp. 1777-1786
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- at-risk population; climate; color; global warming; heat stress; mixing; population density; summer; temperature; Europe; Mediterranean region; Southern European region
- Abstract:
- ... Assessing multiple climatic and non-climatic variables affecting one region at the same time is a crucial aspect to support climate adaptation action. This publication presents a method to display relevant measures of any three adaptation relevant parameters (or optionally their projected future changes) at once on a map by allocating them to multiple transparency levels of the three primary color ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-019-01496-6
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01496-6
- Author:
- Samuel Robert; Dennis Fox; Guilhem Boulay; Antoine Grandclément; Marie Garrido; Vanina Pasqualini; Aurélie Prévost; Alexandra Schleyer-Lindenmann; Marie-Laure Trémélo
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.2 pp. 559-572
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- coasts; environmental protection; issues and policy; urban planning; urbanization; Europe; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... As in many other European countries, urbanisation and urban sprawl along the French Mediterranean coast are a major concern. Understanding this phenomenon requires both multi-level and multi-disciplinary approaches. In this perspective, this article presents a framework for the observation and analysis of urban sprawl in the French Mediterranean coastal zone. Developed in the context of a scientif ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-018-1425-4
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1425-4
- Author:
- George Zittis; Panos Hadjinicolaou; Marina Klangidou; Yiannis Proestos; Jos Lelieveld
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2621-2635
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- climate; climate models; global warming; greenhouse gases; simulation models; summer; temperature; uncertainty; Europe; Mediterranean region; Middle East; Northern Africa
- Abstract:
- ... Observation and model-based studies have identified the Mediterranean region as one of the most prominent climate change “hot-spots.” Parts of this distinctive region are included in several Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) domains such as those for Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East/North Africa. In this study, we compile and analyze monthly temperature and ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-019-01565-w
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01565-w
- Author:
- Kina Stientje Harmanny; Žiga Malek
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.5 pp. 1401-1416
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- farm management; farmers; farms; geographic information systems; irrigated farming; market access; models; poverty; rain; resource management; rural areas; semiarid zones; socioeconomic factors; systematic review; temperature; water management; water shortages; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... In order to meet future food demand while sustainably managing available land and water resources, irrigated agriculture in semi-arid regions needs to adapt as a response to climate and socio-economic change. In this study, we focus on the Mediterranean region, a dynamic region, which is highly dependent on irrigated agriculture. We provide insight on adaptation strategies implemented on farm leve ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-019-01494-8
- PubMed:
- 31178659
- PubMed Central:
- PMC6531414
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01494-8
- Author:
- Ines Alvarez; Maria Nieves Lorenzo
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 79-88
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- autumn; basins; spring; summer; wind; wind power; winter; Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... This study investigates changes in wind power potential by 2060 over the Mediterranean Basin under two future scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) using wind simulations from the EURO-CORDEX project (12.5 km). An annual and seasonal increase in wind power was observed over the Aegean Sea and the Gulf of Lion in both scenarios, with significant values obtaining only over the former region. The most sign ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-018-1379-6
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1379-6
- Author:
- Małgorzata Proćków; Kamil Konowalik; Jarosław Proćków
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2637-2650
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- Cernuella virgata; climatic factors; dry environmental conditions; endangered species; geographical distribution; global warming; introduced species; issues and policy; models; prediction; probability; snails; temperature; Europe; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Predicting the impacts of global climate change on the current and future distribution of alien or endangered species is an essential subject in macroecological studies. Although several investigations have been devoted to animal and plant species, few have addressed terrestrial gastropods. We employed spatial distribution modelling to construct European and global potential distribution ranges of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-019-01573-w
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01573-w
- Author:
- Florian Raymond; Albin Ullmann; Yves Tramblay; Philippe Drobinski; Pierre Camberlin
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2339-2351
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- climate; climate change; climate models; dry season; environmental impact; socioeconomic factors; wet season; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Dry spells are natural hazards which have strong impacts on the environment and on many socioeconomic sectors. Their evolution in the Mediterranean Basin is a major issue because it is one of the most extreme hot spots of climate change world-wide. Very long dry spells are defined as climatic events characterized by their location, spatial extent, duration, and recurrence. This study investigates ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-019-01526-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01526-3
- Author:
- Heera Lee; Sven Lautenbach; Ana Paula García Nieto; Alberte Bondeau; Wolfgang Cramer; Ilse R. Geijzendorffer
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2187-2202
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- agricultural conservation practice; agricultural management; agroecosystems; alternative farming; biomass; case studies; climate change; conservation tillage; cover crops; crop yield; decision making; disturbed soils; ecosystem services; fertilizer application; irrigation; issues and policy; meta-analysis; mulching; organic fertilizers; weed control; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... In the Mediterranean region, the long-term provision of agro-ecosystem services is threatened by accelerating climate change, unsustainable farming practices, and other pressures. Alternative management practices such as conservation agriculture could be expected to ensure sustainability of ecosystem services from Mediterranean agro-ecosystems. Conservation agriculture is characterized by minimal ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-018-1447-y
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1447-y
- Author:
- Alejandra Morán-Ordóñez; José V. Roces-Díaz; Kaori Otsu; Aitor Ameztegui; Lluís Coll; François Lefevre; Javier Retana; Lluís Brotons
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.2 pp. 415-428
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- biodiversity; case studies; climate; decision making; ecosystem services; ecosystems; forests; global change; humans; models; prediction; social environment; socioeconomic development; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Science and society are increasingly interested in predicting the effects of global change and socio-economic development on natural systems, to ensure maintenance of both ecosystems and human well-being. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has identified the combination of ecological modelling and scenario forecasting as key to improving our understanding of thos ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-018-1408-5
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1408-5
- Author:
- Sofiene Tlili; Catherine Mouneyrac
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 995-1007
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- aquatic organisms; beaches; bioaccumulation; biomarkers; clams; drugs; ecotoxicology; environmental assessment; environmental monitoring; global change; indicator species; marine ecosystems; nanoplastics; physiology; surveys; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... The wedge clam Donax trunculus is commonly used in environmental monitoring studies as sentinel species for the biomonitoring of sandy beaches in Mediterranean areas. Taking in account the combined effects of chemical stressors and global changes in marine organisms, research efforts in ecotoxicology should be up-to-date for a more relevant and integrative monitoring studies. In the same context, ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-018-1449-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1449-9
- Author:
- Imen Souissi; Jean Marie Boisson; Insaf Mekki; Olivier Therond; Guillermo Flichman; Jacques Wery; Hatem Belhouchette
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 637-650
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- arid lands; case studies; climate change; cropping systems; experts; farm income; farming systems; forage; forage crops; grains; labor; livestock; models; orchards; purchasing; soil salinity; surface area; vegetables; water stress; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... This study considers a quantitative approach for assessing the performance of Tunisian farming systems to face climate change. It is based on the resilience concept and the calculation, with a modelling chain, of three indicators: land stock, labour stock, and income flux. Two system states, “base” and “climate change”, and a time horizon of 2010–2025, are developed and compared for representative ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-017-1130-8
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-017-1130-8
20. Managing Mediterranean soil resources under global change: expected trends and mitigation strategies
- Author:
- Philippe Lagacherie; Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes; Mohamed Annabi; Martial Bernoux; Sami Bouarfa; Abdelkader Douaoui; Olivier Grünberger; Ali Hammani; Luca Montanarella; Rachid Mrabet; Mohammed Sabir; Damien Raclot
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 663-675
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- adaptive management; basins; carbon sinks; climate; drought; global change; irrigation; rain; research projects; sea level; soil resources; soil salinization; soil surveys; soil water; temperature; water management; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... The soils of the Mediterranean Basin are the products of soil processes that have been governed by a unique convergence of highly differentiated natural and anthropogenic drivers. These soils are expected to be dramatically affected by future climate and societal changes. These changes imply that suitable adaptive management strategies for these resources cannot simply be transposed from experimen ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-017-1239-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-017-1239-9
- Author:
- Thierry Gauquelin; Geneviève Michon; Richard Joffre; Robin Duponnois; Didier Génin; Bruno Fady; Magda Bou Dagher-Kharrat; Arezki Derridj; Said Slimani; Wadi Badri; Mohamed Alifriqui; Laurent Auclair; Romain Simenel; Mohamed Aderghal; Ezekiel Baudoin; Antoine Galiana; Yves Prin; Hervé Sanguin; Catherine Fernandez; Virginie Baldy
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 623-636
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- basins; biodiversity; canopy; climate change; culture and humanities; ecosystems; forest types; genetic variation; humans; land use; risk; social sciences; trees; woody plants; Australia; California; Chile; Europe; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Mediterranean forests are found in the Mediterranean basin, California, the South African Cape Province, South and southwestern Australia and parts of Central Chile. They represent 1.8 % of the world forest areas of which the vast majority is found in the Mediterranean basin, where historical and paleogeographic episodes, long-term human influence and geographical and climatic contrasts have creat ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-016-0994-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-0994-3
- Author:
- Patrick Doumas; Marguerite Munoz; Mohamed Banni; Sylvia Becerra; Odile Bruneel; Corinne Casiot; Jean-Claude Cleyet-Marel; Jacques Gardon; Yves Noack; Valérie Sappin-Didier
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 677-692
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- Mediterranean climate; abandoned land; acid mine drainage; agricultural soils; carbonate rocks; ecosystems; environmental law; human population; laws and regulations; mine tailings; mining; phytoremediation; pollution; risk; semiarid zones; sustainable technology; water erosion; wind erosion; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Abandoned mines are a recurrent problem for nearby communities in Mediterranean regions because mine tailings represent a major source of polymetallic contamination. Metal contaminants are emitted in mining areas and dispersed by wind and water erosion in the surroundings. The goal of this literature review was to identify the specific features of polymetallic contamination arising from abandoned ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-016-0939-x
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-0939-x
- Author:
- Lena Reimann; Jan-Ludolf Merkens; Athanasios T. Vafeidis
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.1 pp. 235-245
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- coasts; population growth; sea level; socioeconomic development; urban areas; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Existing narratives and population projections of the global-scale Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) do not capture regional differences in socioeconomic development in the Mediterranean region. In this study, we regionalize the global SSPs to account for differences in coastal population development between northern, eastern, and southern countries of the region. First, we develop coastal SSP ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-017-1189-2
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-017-1189-2
- Author:
- Piero Lionello; Luca Scarascia
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.5 pp. 1481-1493
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- basins; climate; climatology; data collection; global warming; models; summer; surface temperature; uncertainty; weather forecasting; winter; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... The recent (twentieth century) and future (twenty-first century) climate evolution in the Mediterranean region is analyzed in relation to annual mean global surface temperature change. The CMIP5 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project, Phase 5) simulations, the CRU (Climate Research Unit) observational gridded dataset, and two twentieth century reanalyzes (ECMWF, European Center for Medium range We ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-018-1290-1
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1290-1
- Author:
- Michael Staudt; Xavier Morin; Isabelle Chuine
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2017 v.17 no.7 pp. 2121-2133
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- Quercus ilex; Quercus pubescens; drought; emissions; forests; global warming; isoprenoids; leaves; longevity; phenology; photosynthesis; plant response; prediction; resource allocation; saplings; summer; survival rate; temperature; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... The degree to which climate warming and increasing drought will alter isoprenoid emissions of Mediterranean forests remains unclear, because most studies were carried out on single factors with isolated plants thus neglecting possible factor interactions and indirect effects at plant and community level. We studied foliar isoprenoid emissions, phenology, growth and survival rates on Quercus pubesc ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-016-1056-6
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-1056-6
- Author:
- Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas; Abdelmajid Moukhli; Hicham Haouane; Bouchaib Khadari
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2017 v.17 no.5 pp. 1315-1328
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- Elaeagnus angustifolia; Olea europaea; aerial photography; agroecosystems; climate change; domestication; farmers; food security; forests; genetic analysis; genotype; image interpretation; issues and policy; land tenure; models; oils; olives; rootstocks; seedlings; trade; Mediterranean region; Morocco
- Abstract:
- ... This paper analyzes sociohistorical and biological factors that shape olive–oleaster agroecosystems (hereafter OOAs), in northern Morocco and their continuing roles in olive domestication, diversification and food security. Forests are cleared and oleasters (wild olive trees) are preserved by farmers for their valuable oil and for use as rootstocks to graft olive. This practice is among those that ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-017-1143-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-017-1143-3
- Author:
- Chantal Aspe; André Gilles; Marie Jacqué
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2016 v.16 no.7 pp. 1975-1984
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- assets; biodiversity; climate change; climatic zones; drought; ecological function; ecosystem services; ecosystems; farmers; fish; interdisciplinary research; irrigated farming; irrigation canals; social factors; vegetation; water table; France; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... This paper is based on the interdisciplinary research conducted in the south of France that analyses the different economic, social and environmental roles played by agricultural irrigation canals. We argue that beyond their productive role, which is to supply farmers with water, they fulfil other environmental services and play an important role in the context of future climate change to face cha ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-014-0695-8
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-014-0695-8
- Author:
- Marcelo Sternberg; Ofri Gabay; Dror Angel; Orit Barneah; Sarig Gafny; Avital Gasith; José M. Grünzweig; Yaron Hershkovitz; Alvaro Israel; Dana Milstein; Gil Rilov; Yosef Steinberger; Tamar Zohary
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2015 v.15 no.5 pp. 895-906
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- accelerated erosion; biodiversity; biological corridors; climate change; corals; ecologists; forest fires; freshwater; habitat destruction; humans; invasive species; issues and policy; managers; marine ecosystems; prediction; refuge habitats; shrublands; surveys; urban development; water temperature; woodlands; Israel; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean region; Red Sea
- Abstract:
- ... The Mediterranean region is both a global biodiversity hot spot and one of the biomes most strongly affected by human activities. Ecologists and land managers are increasingly required to advise on threats to biodiversity under foreseeable climate change. We used expert surveys to evaluate current understanding and uncertainties regarding climate change impacts on biodiversity in terrestrial, inla ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-014-0675-z
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-014-0675-z
- Author:
- T. Y. Stigter; J. P. Nunes; B. Pisani; Y. Fakir; R. Hugman; Y. Li; S. Tomé; L. Ribeiro; J. Samper; R. Oliveira; J. P. Monteiro; A. Silva; P. C. F. Tavares; M. Shapouri; L. Cancela da Fonseca; H. El Himer
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2014 v.14 no.Supplement 1 pp. 41-56
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- wetlands; evapotranspiration; autumn; sea level; uncertainty; groundwater flow; aquifers; climate change; rain; soil water; climate models; temperature; climate; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... A comparative study on climate change and its impacts on coastal aquifers is performed for three Mediterranean areas. Common climate scenarios are developed for these areas using the ENSEMBLES projections that consider the A1b scenario. Temperature and precipitation data of three climate models are bias corrected with two different methods for a historic reference period, after which scenarios are ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-012-0377-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-012-0377-3
- Author:
- Katrin M. Nissen; Gregor C. Leckebusch; Joaquim G. Pinto; Uwe Ulbrich
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2014 v.14 no.5 pp. 1873-1890
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- climate; climate change; climate models; crossing; greenhouse gases; risk; simulation models; weather; Mediterranean region; Morocco
- Abstract:
- ... Changes in the frequency and intensity of cyclones and associated windstorms affecting the Mediterranean region simulated under enhanced Greenhouse Gas forcing conditions are investigated. The analysis is based on 7 climate model integrations performed with two coupled global models (ECHAM5 MPIOM and INGV CMCC), comparing the end of the twentieth century and at least the first half of the twenty-f ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-012-0400-8
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-012-0400-8
- Author:
- Martin Dubrovský; Michael Hayes; Pierpaolo Duce; Miroslav Trnka; Mark Svoboda; Pierpaolo Zara
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2014 v.14 no.5 pp. 1907-1919
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- atmospheric precipitation; climate; climate change; climate models; drought; soil water; summer; temperature; uncertainty; winter; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Future climate conditions for the Mediterranean region based on an ensemble of 16 Global Climate Models are expressed and mapped using three approaches, giving special attention to the intermodel uncertainty. (1) The scenarios of mean seasonal temperature and precipitation agree with the projections published previously by other authors. The results show an increase in temperature in all seasons a ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-013-0562-z
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-013-0562-z
- Author:
- Jucundus Jacobeit; Elke Hertig; Stefanie Seubert; Karin Lutz
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2014 v.14 no.5 pp. 1891-1906
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- autumn; climate change; climate models; dynamic models; rain; simulation models; spring; statistical models; summer; temperature; wind; winter; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Besides dynamical downscaling by regional climate models, statistical downscaling (SD) is a major tool to derive climate change projections on regional or even local scales. For the Mediterranean area, an increasing number of downscaling studies based on different statistical techniques have been published in the last two decades with a broad range of sometimes differing results relating to differ ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-014-0605-0
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-014-0605-0
- Author:
- Mattia Trabucchi; Francisco A. Comín; Patrick J. O’Farrell
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2013 v.13 no.4 pp. 911-926
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- basins; biodiversity; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; ecosystems; ecotourism; environmental degradation; geographic information systems; humans; landscapes; managers; planning; soil; soil ecology; water supply; watersheds; Mediterranean region; Spain
- Abstract:
- ... Maintaining and enhancing ecosystem services through the restoration of degraded ecosystems have become an important biodiversity conservation strategy. Deciding where to restore ecosystems for the attainment of multiple services is a key issue for future planning, management, and human well-being. Most restoration projects usually entail a small number of actions in a local area and do not consid ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-012-0392-4
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-012-0392-4
- Author:
- Nicolas Bambach; Francisco J. Meza; Horacio Gilabert; Marcelo Miranda
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2013 v.13 no.6 pp. 1245-1257
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- algorithms; biodiversity; biogeography; climate change; coasts; forest ecosystems; habitats; models; shrublands; temperature; Andes region; Chile; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... The Mediterranean region of Chile is considered a biodiversity hot spot. An increase in temperature and decrease in precipitation, as projected for the end of this century by global circulation models, would likely change the distribution of the sclerophyllous thorny shrubland and woodland. In order to assess those potential impacts, the MAXENT algorithm was used to project potential changes in th ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-013-0425-7
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-013-0425-7
- Author:
- Luca Salvati; Ilaria Tombolini; Luigi Perini; Agostino Ferrara
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2013 v.13 no.6 pp. 1223-1233
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- desertification; environmental factors; environmental management; environmental quality; evolution; land degradation; land management; latitude; risk; Italy; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Resilience, considered as the ability of a system to absorb and compensate pressures derived from human and natural systems, is a topic of interest in the Mediterranean region whose landscape is the joint result of social, economic and environmental factors. The present study analyses the changes in the Italian landscape over two periods (1960–1990 and 1990–2010) of the last 50 years through a com ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-013-0437-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-013-0437-3
- Author:
- Domenico Ventrella; Monia Charfeddine; Marco Moriondo; Michele Rinaldi; Marco Bindi
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2012 v.12 no.3 pp. 407-419
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- tomatoes; carbon dioxide; crop models; decision support systems; greenhouse gases; nitrogen fertilizers; irrigation; air temperature; data collection; dry matter accumulation; climate change; weather; Triticum aestivum; crops; winter wheat; water resources; climate; Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; Italy; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Agricultural crops are affected by climate change due to the relationship between crop development, growth, yield, CO2 atmospheric concentration and climate conditions. In particular, the further reduction in existing limited water resources combined with an increase in temperature may result in higher impacts on agricultural crops in the Mediterranean area than in other regions. In this study, th ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-011-0256-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-011-0256-3
- Author:
- Enrique Morán-Tejeda; Antonio Ceballos-Barbancho; José Manuel Llorente-Pinto; Juan Ignacio López-Moreno
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2012 v.12 no.1 pp. 17-33
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- basins; climate; developed countries; forest growth; forests; humans; hydrologic cycle; land cover; land restoration; land use and land cover maps; mountains; rivers; runoff; temperature; watersheds; Mediterranean region; Spain
- Abstract:
- ... Land-use and land-cover changes have attracted substantial scientific interest in recent years because of their marked influence on hydrological cycles. In developed countries of the Mediterranean basin, the generalized revegetation and forest growth in mountainous areas that occurred during the last five decades are negatively affecting the evolution of water resources in headwaters. In this stud ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-011-0236-7
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-011-0236-7
- Author:
- Marco Grasso; Giuseppe Feola
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2012 v.12 no.3 pp. 607-618
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- ethics; climate change; agricultural policy; Mediterranean climate; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... In the coming decades, the Mediterranean region is expected to experience various climate impacts with negative consequences on agricultural systems and which will cause uneven reductions in agricultural production. By and large, the impacts of climate change on Mediterranean agriculture will be heavier for southern areas of the region. This unbalanced distribution of negative impacts underscores ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-011-0274-1
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-011-0274-1
- Author:
- Christos Giannakopoulos; Effie Kostopoulou; Konstantinos V. Varotsos; Kostas Tziotziou; Achilleas Plitharas
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2011 v.11 no.4 pp. 829-843
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- Mediterranean climate; anthropogenic activities; autumn; climate change; climate models; energy; floods; forest fires; night temperature; relative humidity; risk; summer; tourism; tourists; urban areas; Greece; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Climate changes in the Mediterranean region, related to a significant increase in temperature and changes in precipitation patterns, can potentially affect local economies. Agriculture and tourism are undoubtedly the most important economic sources for Greece and these may be more strongly affected by changing future climate conditions. Climate change and their various negative impacts on human li ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-011-0219-8
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-011-0219-8
- Author:
- AgustÃn Sánchez-Arcilla; Cesar Mösso; Joan Pau Sierra; Marc Mestres; Ali Harzallah; Mohamed Senouci; Mohamed El Raey
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2011 v.11 no.3 pp. 617-636
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- air temperature; climate change; coasts; dissolved oxygen; drought; floods; hazard characterization; rivers; sea level; storms; surface temperature; time series analysis; water quality; Algeria; Egypt; Mediterranean region; Tunisia
- Abstract:
- ... This paper studies climatic drivers (air and water temperature, precipitation rates, river discharge, sea level and storm patterns) in four Mediterranean regions: the Catalan-Valencia Coast (Spain), the Oran (Algeria) and Gabès (Tunisia) Gulfs and the western Nile Delta (Egypt). The paper also considers the potential hazards that these drivers can induce. It first analyses climatic trends in the ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-010-0193-6
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-010-0193-6