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1. Towards resilient agro-forest systems in Mediterranean cities

Author:
Biasi, R.; Brunori, E.; Serra, P.; Perini, L.; Salvati, L.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2017 no.1189 pp. 125-130
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; agroecosystems; agroforestry; biodiversity; carbon sequestration; cities; climate; ecosystem services; fruits; geographic information systems; groves; habitats; land cover; land use; landscapes; metropolitan areas; natural capital; olives; orchards; perennials; soil; urban agriculture; urbanization; vineyards; Italy; Spain;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... Agricultural spaces are increasingly included in the European metropolitan areas, mainly in the Mediterranean basin. It is largely recognized that urban agriculture exerts multiple functions beside the provision of food, like the preservation of biodiversity, the maintenance of soil fertility, the assurance of carbon storage. Owing to urban expansion, in the space of city-countryside contact both ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1189.25

2. Assessing long-term impact of land-use change on hydrological ecosystem functions in a Mediterranean upland agro-forestry catchment

Author:
Nasta, Paolo; Palladino, Mario; Ursino, Nadia; Saracino, Antonio; Sommella, Angelo; Romano, Nunzio
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2017 v.605-606 pp. 1070-1082
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; European Union; abandoned land; afforestation; agroforestry; climate; cropland; crops; ecological function; environmental impact; evapotranspiration; funding; highlands; humans; land use and land cover maps; land use change; landscapes; long term effects; mathematical models; orchards; pastures; rivers; secondary forests; sediment transport; soil erosion; water balance; water reservoirs; watersheds; Italy;     Show all 29 Subjects
Abstract:
... During the second half of the 20th century farming systems in hilly and mountainous areas of Mediterranean Europe were progressively abandoned and the forest cover subsequently re-expanded. This paper investigates the environmental impacts of land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes on hydrological ecosystem functions (HEFs) in the Upper Alento River Catchment (UARC) in southern Italy. We document the h ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.008

3. On Innovative Cool-Colored Materials for Building Envelopes: Balancing the Architectural Appearance and the Thermal-Energy Performance in Historical Districts

Author:
Rosso, Federica; Pisello, Anna Laura; Castaldo, Veronica Lucia; Ferrero, Marco; Cotana, Franco
Source:
Sustainability 2017 v.9 no.12
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; case studies; climate; color; cooling; cultural heritage; heat island; insulating materials; mixing; pigments; prototypes; solar radiation; surface temperature; thermal energy; thermal properties;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Architectural expression and energy performance are key decision-drivers in the selection of a particular construction element, with the purpose of Urban Heat Island mitigation, energy-consumption reductions, and cultural heritage preservation in historical centers. In historical centers, the external layer of the envelope and the visible parts of the building are built with traditional materials ...
DOI:
10.3390/su9122319

4. A Participatory Approach for Adapting River Basins to Climate Change

Author:
Verkerk, Pieter Johannes; Sánchez, Anabel; Libbrecht, Steven; Broekman, Annelies; Bruggeman, Adriana; Daly-Hassen, Hamed; Giannakis, Elias; Jebari, Sihem; Kok, Kasper; Krivograd Klemenčič, Aleksandra; Magjar, Manca; Martinez de Arano, Inazio; Robert, Nicolas; Smolar-Žvanut, Nataša; Varela, Elsa; Zoumides, Christos
Source:
Water 2017 v.9 no.12
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; basins; case studies; climate; climate change; fuzzy logic; stakeholders; water management; watersheds; Cyprus; Slovenia; Spain; Tunisia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Climate change is expected to reduce water availability in the Mediterranean region and water management needs to adapt to future conditions. The aims of this study were (1) to develop a participatory approach for identifying and evaluating management options for river basin climate adaptation and (2) to apply and evaluate the approach in four case-study river basins across the Mediterranean. As p ...
DOI:
10.3390/w9120958

5. Understanding wildfires in mainland Spain. A comprehensive analysis of fire regime features in a climate-human context

Author:
Jiménez-Ruano, Adrián; Mimbrero, Marcos Rodrigues; de la Riva Fernández, Juan
Source:
Applied geography 2017 v.89 pp. 100-111
ISSN:
0143-6228
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; climate; fire frequency; fire regime; fire season; geography; hinterland; humans; models; principal component analysis; socioeconomic factors; wildfires; winter; Spain;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Understanding fire regime is a crucial step towards better knowledge of the wildfire phenomenon. However, the concept itself, in spite of its widespread use, still lacks a clear, widely accepted definition and there is no general agreement on which features define it best. In this paper we provide an in-depth characterization and description of fire regimes in three regions – Northwest, Hinterland ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.10.007

6. Decline of a montane Mediterranean pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca population in relation to climate

Author:
González‐Braojos, Sonia; Sanz, Juan José; Moreno, Juan
Source:
Journal of avian biology 2017 v.48 no.11 pp. 1383-1393
ISSN:
0908-8857
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Ficedula hypoleuca; adults; breeding; climate; climate change; data collection; females; food availability; forests; immigration; migratory birds; nest boxes; nestlings; population size; probability; reproductive success; temperature; winter;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Certain populations of long‐distance migratory birds are suffering declines, which may be attributed to effects of climate change. In this article, we have analysed a long‐term (1991–2015) data set on a pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca population breeding in nest‐boxes in a Mediterranean montane oak forest, exploring the trends in population size due to changes in nestling recruitment, female su ...
DOI:
10.1111/jav.01405

7. Interpreting drivers of change in fluvial archives of the Western Mediterranean - A critical view

Author:
Faust, Dominik; Wolf, Daniel
Source:
Earth-science reviews 2017 v.174 pp. 53-83
ISSN:
0012-8252
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; alluvial soils; climate; environmental factors; floodplains; landscapes; paleoecology; probability; radiative forcing; rivers; sediments; soil formation; subwatersheds; Iberian Peninsula; Northern Africa; Spain;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fluvial archives, in particular, late glacial to Holocene floodplain records may provide valuable information regarding past environmental conditions and stages of landscape evolution. In view of the high significance of floodplain dynamics for the development of entire landscapes, the number of studies that have been performed on floodplain sediments remains comparatively low, especially regardin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.09.011

8. Quantification of land degradation sensitivity areas in Southern and Central Southeastern Europe. New results based on improving DISMED methodology with new climate data

Author:
Prăvălie, Remus; Patriche, Cristian; Bandoc, Georgeta
Source:
Catena 2017 v.158 pp. 309-320
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; United Nations; climate; data collection; desertification; dry environmental conditions; information systems; issues and policy; land degradation; meteorological data; models; soil quality; vegetation; Bulgaria; Greece; Italy; Portugal; Romania; Spain;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Land degradation is considered to be a major environmental problem of the European continent, especially in the Mediterranean region. This study aims to deliver new results in terms of the actual land sensitivity to degradation in the southern and central southeastern areas of Europe, by improving the results of the DISMED (Desertification Information System for the Mediterranean) project, initiat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2017.07.006

9. Assessing future changes in the occurrence of rainfall-induced landslides at a regional scale

Author:
Gariano, S.L.; Rianna, G.; Petrucci, O.; Guzzetti, F.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2017 v.596-597 pp. 417-426
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; at-risk population; climate; climate change; landslides; meteorological data; population size; quantitative analysis; rain; risk; Italy;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... According to the fifth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an increase in the frequency and the intensity of extreme rainfall is expected in the Mediterranean area. Among different impacts, this increase might result in a variation in the frequency and the spatial distribution of rainfall-induced landslides, and in an increase in the size of the population exposed to landslide ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.103

10. Isolated population of the Middle Eastern Phoenicolacerta laevis from the Georgian Black Sea Coast, and its genetic closeness to populations from southern Turkey

Author:
Tarkhnishvili, David; Gabelaia, Mariam; Kandaurov, Andrei; Bukhnikashvili, Alexander; Iankoshvili, Giorgi
Source:
Zoology in the Middle East 2017 v.63 no.4 pp. 311-315
ISSN:
2326-2680
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Phoenicolacerta laevis; climate; coasts; cytochrome b; habitats; lizards; mitochondria; mitochondrial genome; trade; Black Sea; Israel; Lebanon; Republic of Georgia; Turkey (country);     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Lebanon Lizard (Phoenicolacerta laevis) occurs on the Levantine coast and scattered populations are found in isolated coastal habitats along the southern and south-western coast of Turkey. We found an isolated but dense population of this species at and around the castle of Anaklia on Georgia’s Black Sea Coast, near the mouth of the river Enguri. The analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome b sequ ...
DOI:
10.1080/09397140.2017.1361191

11. Impacts of future climate scenarios on hypersaline habitats and their conservation interest

Author:
Gómez Mercado, F.; de Haro Lozano, S.; López-Carrique, E.
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2017 v.26 no.11 pp. 2717-2734
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; climate; climate change; ecological value; environmental factors; habitats; organic matter; plant communities; salinity; soil organic carbon; steppes; wetlands;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study is focused on determining the response behaviour of five saline plant communities to two environmental variables: flooding and salinity. Also, total soil organic carbon, diversity, plant cover and vegetation height were measured. Once this behaviour is known, the impacts of future climate scenarios may be approached. Since some of these variables could be altered by climate change, the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-017-1382-0

12. Pigments in extra virgin olive oils produced in different mediterranean countries in 2014: Near UV-vis spectroscopy versus HPLC-DAD

Author:
Lazzerini, Cristina; Cifelli, Mario; Domenici, Valentina
Source:
Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie 2017 v.84 pp. 586-594
ISSN:
0023-6438
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; beta-carotene; chlorophyll; climate; cultivars; extra-virgin olive oil; high performance liquid chromatography; lutein; olives; principal component analysis; provenance; storage conditions; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy; Greece; Italy; Spain; Tunisia;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Carotenoids and chlorophyll derivatives play a key role in Extra Virgin Olive Oils (EVOOs). Many factors, such as cultivar, geographic origin, maturity of olives, climate and storage conditions, influence the pigments’ content. The quantification of pigments is usually done by chromatographic techniques. However, recent works evidenced the potentialities of UV-visible-related methodologies. In thi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.lwt.2017.06.025

13. Yield Response of Mediterranean Rangelands under a Changing Climate

Author:
Daliakopoulos, Ioannis N.; Panagea, Ioanna S.; Tsanis, Ioannis K.; Grillakis, Manolis G.; Koutroulis, Aristeidis G.; Hessel, Rudi; Mayor, Angeles G.; Ritsema, Coen J.
Source:
Land degradation & development 2017 v.28 no.7 pp. 1962-1972
ISSN:
1085-3278
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Food and Agriculture Organization; General Circulation Models; United Nations Environment Programme; atmospheric precipitation; climate; climate change; drought; dry environmental conditions; ecological resilience; ecosystems; production functions; rangelands; temperature; vegetation; water stress;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Understanding the Mediterranean rangelands degradation trends is a key element of mitigating their vulnerability and enhancing their resilience. Climate change and its inherent effects on mean temperature and the precipitation variability can regulate the magnitude, frequency and duration of droughts and aridity with a profound effect on ecosystem productivity. Here we investigate the effects of c ...
DOI:
10.1002/ldr.2717

14. Anthropization of groundwater resources in the Mediterranean region: processes and challenges

Author:
Leduc, Christian; Pulido-Bosch, Antonio; Remini, Boualem
Source:
Hydrogeology journal 2017 v.25 no.6 pp. 1529-1547
ISSN:
1431-2174
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; cities; climate; groundwater; hydrogeology; land use; tourism; vegetation; Northern Africa;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... A comprehensive overview is provided of processes and challenges related to Mediterranean groundwater resources and associated changes in recent decades. While most studies are focused thematically and/or geographically, this paper addresses different stages of groundwater exploitation in the region and their consequences. Examples emphasize the complex interactions between the physical and social ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10040-017-1572-6

15. Measurement and numerical simulation of single-sided mechanical ventilation in broiler houses

Author:
Bustamante, Eliseo; Calvet, Salvador; Estellés, Fernando; Torres, Antonio G.; Hospitaler, Antonio
Source:
Biosystems engineering 2017 v.160 pp. 55-68
ISSN:
1537-5110
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; air; air flow; birds; buildings; climate; farms; heat; mathematical models; mortality; poultry housing; poultry production; thermal stress; thermoregulation; ventilation systems; weather;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent years, some broiler production farms especially in Mediterranean areas, have incorporated single-sided mechanical ventilation (i.e. air inlets and fans are located in the same lateral wall). However, little scientific information on the performance of mechanical single-sided ventilation systems is available to date. This ventilation method is fitted to broiler houses because this ventila ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2017.05.009

16. Paleohydrological changes in the Eastern Mediterranean region during the early to mid-Holocene recorded in plant wax n-alkane distributions and δ13CTOC – New data from Tenaghi Philippon, NE Greece

Author:
Schemmel, Fabian; Niedermeyer, Eva M.; Koutsodendris, Andreas; Pross, Jörg; Fiebig, Jens; Mulch, Andreas
Source:
Organic geochemistry 2017 v.110 pp. 100-109
ISSN:
0146-6380
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; alkanes; aquatic plants; biomarkers; carbon; climate; ferns and fern allies; hydrology; leaves; mountains; palynology; peat; peatlands; pollen; sediments; spores; vegetation; Greece;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... Holocene climate dynamics have strongly influenced precipitation patterns in the Eastern Mediterranean region. This holds particularly true for the ‘8.2kyrBP climatic event’, arguably the strongest perturbation of early to mid-Holocene climate. Here we present a biomarker record of leaf wax-derived n-alkane distributions and stable isotopic composition of total organic carbon (δ¹³CTOC) along with ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.orggeochem.2017.04.006

17. Black carbon radiative forcing derived from AERONET measurements and models over an urban location in the southeastern Iberian Peninsula

Author:
Valenzuela, A.; Arola, A.; Antón, M.; Quirantes, A.; Alados-Arboledas, L.
Source:
Atmospheric research 2017 v.191 pp. 44-56
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; aerosols; air; autumn; biomass; burning; carbon; climate; cluster analysis; emissions; fossil fuels; governmental programs and projects; heat; models; optical properties; radiative forcing; radiative transfer; summer; traffic; winter; Iberian Peninsula;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper provides an account of observed variations in Black carbon (BC) aerosol concentrations and their induced radiative forcing for the first time over Granada a measurement site in Southeastern Iberian Peninsula. Column-integrated BC concentrations were retrieved for the period 2005–2012. Monthly averages of BC concentrations (± one standard deviation) ranged from higher values in January a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.03.007

18. Urban development of the coastal system of the Italian largest islands: Sicily and Sardinia

Author:
Fiorini, L.; Zullo, F.; Romano, B.
Source:
Ocean & coastal management 2017 v.143 pp. 184-194
ISSN:
0964-5691
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; biodiversity conservation; climate; conservation areas; ecosystems; governance; habitats; islands; issues and policy; landscapes; tourists; urban planning; urbanization; Sardinia; Sicily;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The phenomenon of urban sprawl has already been recognized as one of the major anthropic threats to natural ecosystems. This study investigates the spatial distribution of urban expansion with reference to two Italian Islands, Sicily and Sardinia, from post-war to the first decade of the 2000s (i.e. noughties). The two Regions are an important tourist destination in the Mediterranean basin, owing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.12.008

19. Diet and Breeding Performance of the Golden Eagle Aquila Chrysaetos at the Eastern and Western Extremities of the Pyrenees: an Example of Intra-Population Variability

Author:
Clouet, Michel; Gerard, Jean-François; Goar, Jean-Louis; Goulard, Michel; González, Luc; Rebours, Isabelle; Faure, Christian
Source:
Ardeola 2017 v.64 no.2 pp. 347-361
ISSN:
0570-7358
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Aquila chrysaetos; Oryctolagus cuniculus; breeding; climate; diet; fledglings; habitats; landscapes; mountains; predation; reproductive performance; snowpack;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Diet and breeding performance show variations across species' range and between different habitats. In the present paper, we report data on the diet and breeding performance of Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos monitored during a ten-year period in two semi-natural landscapes located at the eastern and western extremities of the Pyrenees mountain range. In the Mediterranean area of the Corbieres, th ...
DOI:
10.13157/arla.64.2.2017.ra4

20. Spatial assessment of land degradation sensitive areas in southwestern Romania using modified MEDALUS method

Author:
Prăvălie, Remus; Săvulescu, Ionuţ; Patriche, Cristian; Dumitraşcu, Monica; Bandoc, Georgeta
Source:
Catena 2017 v.153 pp. 114-130
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; climate; desertification; environmental factors; environmental indicators; geographic information systems; land degradation; land use; soil quality; vegetation cover; water quality; Romania;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Land degradation, a current environmental threat of global proportions, is a complex issue which needs an interdisciplinary approach in order to tackle a given territory's sensitivity to the process. This study aims to spatially analyse the land degradation sensitivity in south-western Romania, a region currently known for this type of environmental deterioration. The analysis is based on mapping ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2017.02.011