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1. Exploring interactive effects of climate change and exotic pathogens on Quercus suber performance: Damage caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi varies across contrasting scenarios of soil moisture

Author:
Homet, Pablo; González, Mario; Matías, Luis; Godoy, Oscar; Pérez-Ramos, Ignacio M.; García, Luis V.; Gómez-Aparicio, Lorena
Source:
Agricultural and forest meteorology 2019 v.276-277 pp. 107605
ISSN:
0168-1923
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Phytophthora cinnamomi; Quercus suber; additive effect; climate; climate change; drought; forest decline; forests; greenhouse experimentation; hosts; inoculum density; introduced species; pathogens; pests; photosynthesis; physiological response; rain; seedlings; soil density; soil water; soil water retention;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... Climate change and exotic pests and pathogens are causing alarming forest declines worldwide. However, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of how damage caused by exotic pests and pathogens might vary under the different scenarios of water availability imposed by a changing climate, particularly in water-limited forests as those that occupy Mediterranean areas. In this paper we aimed to ex ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.06.004

2. Capturing the big picture of Mediterranean marine biodiversity with an end-to-end model of climate and fishing impacts

Author:
Moullec, Fabien; Velez, Laure; Verley, Philippe; Barrier, Nicolas; Ulses, Caroline; Carbonara, Pierluigi; Esteban, Antonio; Follesa, Cristina; Gristina, Michele; Jadaud, Angélique; Ligas, Alessandro; Díaz, Eduardo López; Maiorano, Porzia; Peristeraki, Panagiota; Spedicato, Maria Teresa; Thasitis, Ioannis; Valls, Maria; Guilhaumon, François; Shin, Yunne-Jai
Source:
Progress in oceanography 2019
ISSN:
0079-6611
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Cephalopoda; Crustacea; algorithms; biodiversity; biomass; climate; climate change; data collection; diet; fish; fisheries management; marine ecosystems; models; trophic levels; Mediterranean Sea;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Mediterranean Sea is one of the main hotspots of marine biodiversity in the world. The combined pressures of fishing activity and climate change have also made it a hotspot of global change amidst increasing concern about the worsening status of exploited marine species. To anticipate the impacts of global changes in the Mediterranean Sea, more integrated modelling approaches are needed, which ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102179

3. Mechanistic simulations predict that thermal and hydrological effects of climate change on Mediterranean trout cannot be offset by adaptive behaviour, evolution, and increased food production

Author:
Ayllón, Daniel; Railsback, Steven F.; Harvey, Bret C.; Quirós, Inmaculada García; Nicola, Graciela G.; Elvira, Benigno; Almodóvar, Ana
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 pp. 133648
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Salmo trutta; altitude; climate; climate change; energy; environmental impact; fish communities; food production; freshwater fish; life history; models; phenology; phenotypic plasticity; population dynamics; prediction; rivers; stream flow; temperature; trout; water;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... Streamflow is a main driver of fish population dynamics and is projected to decrease in much of the northern hemisphere, especially in the Mediterranean region, due to climate change. However, predictions of future climate effects on cold-water freshwater fish populations have typically focused only on the ecological consequences of increasing temperatures, overlooking the concurrent and interacti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133648

4. Influence of climate change on protected cultivation: Impacts and sustainable adaptation strategies - A review

Author:
Gruda, Nazim; Bisbis, Mehdi; Tanny, Josef
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.225 pp. 481-495
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; climate; climate change; cooling; crops; cultivars; dehumidification; drought; fossil fuels; greenhouses; heat; horticulture; production technology; protected cultivation; vegetables; winter; Europe;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... The interaction between agriculture, particularly intensive greenhouse horticulture, and climate, is of dual nature. The resources required to produce crops, such as fossil fuel, affect climate change (CC), which, in turn, will backfire with altered growing conditions in the future. For instance, phenomena like heat waves and severe droughts would significantly affect management of protected culti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.210

5. Predicting hydrologic flows under climate change: The Tâmega Basin as an analog for the Mediterranean region

Author:
Fonseca, A.R.; Santos, J.A.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.668 pp. 1013-1024
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; atmospheric precipitation; basins; climate; climate change; climate models; computer simulation; databases; drying; planning; prediction; simulation models; temperature; water resources; water security; watersheds; Portugal; Southern European region;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... The potential effects of climate change on the hydrology of the Tâmega River basin, northern Portugal, are assessed by comparing simulated hydrologic scenarios derived from both observational climate databases for a recent past period (1950–2015) and EURO-CORDEX model simulations for the future (2021−2100). Future climate change scenarios are based on an ensemble of five climate model chain experi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.435

6. Site- and tree-related factors affecting colonization of cork oaks Quercus suber L. by ambrosia beetles in Tunisia

Author:
Bellahirech, Amani; Branco, Manuela; Catry, Filipe X.; Bonifácio, Luis; Sousa, Edmundo; Ben Jamâa, Mohamed Lahbib
Source:
Annals of forest science 2019 v.76 no.2 pp. 45
ISSN:
1286-4560
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Quercus suber; ambrosia beetles; bark beetles; biodiversity; climate; climate change; debarking; decline; ecosystems; forest management; forests; insect behavior; linear models; temperature; tree and stand measurements; tree trunk; trees; woodlands; Tunisia;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE: Ambrosia beetles are emerging globally as important agents of tree death and decline. In this work, we observed highly variable attack intensity by ambrosia beetles in cork oak stands in Tunisia. A correlation between the proportion of infested trees and average temperature was found. Tree diameter and tree phytosanitary variables further contribute to the attack densities of ambrosia ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13595-019-0815-1

7. Effects of climate change and adaptation options on winter wheat yield under rainfed Mediterranean conditions in southern Portugal

Author:
Yang, Chenyao; Fraga, Helder; van Ieperen, Wim; Trindade, Henrique; Santos, João A.
Source:
Climatic change 2019 v.154 no.1-2 pp. 159-178
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; climate; climate change; climate models; cold treatment; crop models; cultivars; data collection; drought; drying; filling period; flowering; food security; grain yield; heat stress; risk; sowing date; spring; vernalization; winter; winter wheat; Portugal;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... Projected warming and drying trends over the Mediterranean region represent a substantial threat for wheat production. The present study assesses winter wheat yield response to potential climate change and estimates the quantitative effectiveness of using early flowering cultivars and early sowing dates as adaptation options for the major wheat production region of Portugal. A crop model (STICS) i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-019-02419-4

8. Holocene hydro-climatic variability in the Mediterranean: A synthetic multi-proxy reconstruction

Author:
Finné, Martin; Woodbridge, Jessie; Labuhn, Inga; Roberts, C Neil
Source:
TheHolocene 2019 v.29 no.5 pp. 847-863
ISSN:
1477-0911
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; climate; climate change; lakes; multidimensional scaling; Balkans; Iberian Peninsula; Italy; Maghreb; Northern Africa; Turkey (country);     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Here we identify and analyze proxy data interpreted to reflect hydro-climatic variability over the last 10,000 years from the Mediterranean region to (1) outline millennial and multi-centennial-scale trends and (2) identify regional patterns of hydro-climatic variability. A total of 47 lake, cave, and marine records were transformed to z-scores to allow direct comparisons between sites, put on a c ...
DOI:
10.1177/0959683619826634

9. Inter- and intra-specific trait shifts among sites differing in drought conditions at the north western edge of the Mediterranean Region

Author:
Garnier, Eric; Vile, Denis; Roumet, Catherine; Lavorel, Sandra; Grigulis, Karl; Navas, Marie-Laure; Lloret, Francisco
Source:
Flora 2019 v.254 pp. 147-160
ISSN:
0367-2530
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; carbon; chamaephytes; climate; climate change; drought; dry matter content; environmental factors; hemicryptophytes; interspecific variation; leaf area; leaves; nitrogen; phanerophytes; phenotype; phosphorus; plant architecture; plant height; plant response; prediction; seed weight;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... Identifying consistent and predictable associations between traits and environment is one of the oldest quest of ecology. Yet, there are few formal and robust quantification of such associations, which seriously impedes our capacity to predict how ecological systems respond to global changes, including climate. This study was designed to assess how differences in environmental conditions affect pl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.flora.2018.07.009

10. Extirpation of Ophisaurus (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) in Western Europe in the context of the disappearance of subtropical ecosystems at the Early-Middle Pleistocene transition

Author:
Blain, Hugues-Alexandre; Bailon, Salvador
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2019 v.520 pp. 96-113
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Anguimorpha; Miocene epoch; Pliocene epoch; climate; climate change; cold; dry environmental conditions; ecosystems; forests; fossils; glaciation; habitat fragmentation; lizards; new species; refuge habitats; temperature; Iberian Peninsula; North America; Northern Africa; South East Asia; Spain; Western European region;     Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:
... Disarticulated remains of anguid lizards from the latest Early Pleistocene of the Sierra de Quibas (Abanilla, Murcia, SE Spain) are described and assigned to a new species, Ophisaurus manchenioi. Although Ophisaurus is still extant in subtropical humid environments in North America, Northern Africa, and Southeast Asia, the new species is the youngest known fossil representative of the genus in Eur ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.01.023

11. Water footprint of winter wheat under climate change: Trends and uncertainties associated to the ensemble of crop models

Author:
Garofalo, Pasquale; Ventrella, Domenico; Kersebaum, Kurt Christian; Gobin, Anne; Trnka, Miroslav; Giglio, Luisa; Dubrovský, Martin; Castellini, Mirko
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.658 pp. 1186-1208
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; climate; climate change; crop models; drought; grain yield; irrigation; prediction; temperature; uncertainty; water footprint; water supply; winter wheat; Germany; Italy;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... The impact of climate change could undermine the future grain production as a consequence of increased temperature and drought condition or improve the crop performance owing to the increased CO2 in the atmosphere. Wheat water demand and yield are strictly related to climate conditions of the area where the plants are cropped. In this study, we assessed the future trends of grain yield and water c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.279

12. Local topographic and edaphic factors largely predict shrub encroachment in Mediterranean drylands

Author:
Nunes, Alice; Köbel, Melanie; Pinho, Pedro; Matos, Paula; Costantini, Edoardo A.C.; Soares, Cristina; de Bello, Francesco; Correia, Otília; Branquinho, Cristina
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.657 pp. 310-318
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Quercus ilex; arid lands; carbon nitrogen ratio; climate; climate change; cost effectiveness; ecosystem services; ecosystems; edaphic factors; flowering; functional diversity; functional properties; land use; models; plant communities; shrubs; soil; summer; topography; understory; woodlands;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... Shrub encroachment influences several ecosystem services in drylands worldwide. Yet, commonly used strategies to reduce encroachment show a low medium-term success, calling for a better understanding of its causes. Previous works identified multiple drivers responsible for this phenomenon, including anthropogenic and environmental causes. However, the relative effect of climate, topography and eda ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.475

13. Cork rings suggest how to manage Quercus suber to mitigate the effects of climate changes

Author:
Leite, Carla; Oliveira, Vanda; Lauw, Alexandra; Pereira, Helena
Source:
Agricultural and forest meteorology 2019 v.266-267 pp. 12-19
ISSN:
0168-1923
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Quercus suber; biogeography; climate; climate change; cork; cork stoppers; debarking; drought; forests; insulating materials; latitude; periderm; raw materials; temperature; trees; Portugal;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Climate scenarios in the Mediterranean region predicts raising temperatures and more frequent and extreme drought conditions. Cork oak is a Mediterranean species with a large distribution in Portugal from which cork is extracted in a sustainable way and mainly used as the raw material for cork stoppers and insulating materials. To study the response of cork oak to drought and the effect of phellog ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.11.032

14. Carbon sequestration capacity and productivity responses of Mediterranean olive groves under future climates and management options

Author:
Brilli, L.; Lugato, E.; Moriondo, M.; Gioli, B.; Toscano, P.; Zaldei, A.; Leolini, L.; Cantini, C.; Caruso, G.; Gucci, R.; Merante, P.; Dibari, C.; Ferrise, R.; Bindi, M.; Costafreda-Aumedes, S.
Source:
Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change 2019 v.24 no.3 pp. 467-491
ISSN:
1381-2386
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Olea europaea; aboveground biomass; air temperature; carbon; carbon sequestration; climate; climate change; ecophysiology; evapotranspiration; field experimentation; groves; irrigation; leaf area index; net ecosystem exchange; net primary productivity; olives; photosynthesis; simulation models; soil water; soil water content; summer; winter; Crete;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... The need to reduce the expected impact of climate change, finding sustainable ways to maintain or increase the carbon (C) sequestration capacity and productivity of agricultural systems, is one of the most important challenges of the twenty-first century. Olive (Olea europaea L.) groves can play a fundamental role due to their potential to sequester C in soil and woody compartments, associated wit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11027-018-9824-x

15. Current Strategies and Future Outlook for Managing the Neotropical Tomato Pest Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in the Mediterranean Basin

Author:
Giorgini, M; Guerrieri, E; Cascone, P; Gontijo, L
Source:
Neotropical entomology 2019 v.48 no.1 pp. 1-17
ISSN:
1519-566X
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Bacillus thuringiensis; Keiferia lycopersicella; Tuta absoluta; agroecosystems; biological control agents; climate; climate change; companion crops; crop production; cultivars; ecological balance; eggs; greenhouses; growers; insecticide resistance; integrated pest management; introduced species; invasive species; microbial insecticides; natural enemies; paper; parasitoids; population dynamics; predators; temperature; tomatoes; vegetation; Africa; Asia; Peru; Spain;     Show all 32 Subjects
Abstract:
... The invasion of new regions by exotic pests has been more than ever a critical issue that warrants coordinated international actions to manage established populations and prevent further spreading. Invasive insects can undermine the ecological equilibrium of both natural and agricultural ecosystems. Moreover, increasing temperatures due to climatic change exacerbate this problem by allowing pests ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13744-018-0636-1

16. Groundwater nitrate pollution and climate change: learnings from a water balance-based analysis of several aquifers in a western Mediterranean region (Catalonia)

Author:
Mas-Pla, Josep; Menció, Anna
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.3 pp. 2184-2202
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; aquifers; basins; climate; climate change; fertilizers; groundwater; land use; models; nitrates; politics; pollutants; pollution; prediction; socioeconomics; temperature; wastewater; water quality; Spain;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Climate change will affect the dynamics of the hydrogeological systems and their water resources quality; in particular nitrate, which is herein taken as a paradigmatic pollutant to illustrate the effects of climate change on groundwater quality. Based on climatic predictions of temperature and precipitation for the horizon of 2021 and 2050, as well as on land use distribution, water balances are ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-018-1859-8

17. Genome-wide scan of fat-tail sheep identifies signals of selection for fat deposition and adaptation

Author:
Mastrangelo, S.; Moioli, B.; Ahbara, A.; Latairish, S.; Portolano, B.; Pilla, F.; Ciani, E.
Source:
Animal production science 2019 v.59 no.5 pp. 835-848
ISSN:
1836-0939
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Ammotragus lervia; Laticauda; climate; climate change; deserts; energy; genes; islands; phenotype; physiology; sheep; sheep breeds; Cyprus; Egypt; Italy; Libya;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fat tail in sheep represents a valuable energy reserve for facing future climate changes. The identification of genes with a role in the fat-tail phenotype may contribute to understanding the physiology of fat deposition and the mechanisms of adaptation. Genotypic data obtained with the OvineSNP50K array in 13 thin-tail sheep breeds from Italy were used to identify selection signatures of fat tail ...
DOI:
10.1071/AN17753

18. Germination responses of Mediterranean populations of Cakile maritima to light, salinity and temperature

Author:
Del Vecchio, Silvia; Porceddu, Marco; Fantinato, Edy; Acosta, Alicia T. R.; Buffa, Gabriella; Bacchetta, Gianluigi
Source:
Folia geobotanica 2018 v.53 no.4 pp. 417-428
ISSN:
1211-9520
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; climate; climate change; dry environmental conditions; dunes; mortality; population dynamics; prediction; salinity; salt tolerance; seawater; seed germination; seeds; sodium chloride; soil salinity; spring; temperature; toxicity; Italy; Sardinia;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Soil salinity is among the main factors influencing seed germination in coastal dunes, acting as a major determinant of species establishment and growth. Tolerance to salinity during the germination process is crucial especially for species of the drift line, which are exposed to high levels. Cakile maritima is an annual species of coastal dunes which can suffer from the effects of salt-spray and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12224-018-9332-5

19. What is driving range expansion in a common bat? Hints from thermoregulation and habitat selection

Author:
Ancillotto, Leonardo; Budinski, Ivana; Nardone, Valentina; Di Salvo, Ivy; Della Corte, Martina; Bosso, Luciano; Conti, Paola; Russo, Danilo
Source:
Behavioural processes 2018 v.157 pp. 540-546
ISSN:
0376-6357
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; Chiroptera; agricultural land; body temperature; buildings; climate; climate change; ecosystems; environmental factors; foraging; geographical distribution; habitat preferences; habitats; heat; heat tolerance; land use change; national parks; radio telemetry; roosting behavior; thermoregulation; urban areas; urbanization; weather; Italy;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... Human-induced alterations of ecosystems and environmental conditions often lead to changes in the geographical range of plants and animals. While modelling exercises may contribute to understanding such dynamics at large spatial scales, they rarely offer insights into the mechanisms that prompt the process at a local scale. Savi’s pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii) is a vespertilionid bat widespread thro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.beproc.2018.06.002

20. Future evolution of extreme precipitation in the Mediterranean

Author:
Tramblay, Yves; Somot, Samuel
Source:
Climatic change 2018 v.151 no.2 pp. 289-302
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
Mediterranean region,   etc   ; climate; climate change; climate models; floods; rain; watersheds; Balkans; France; Italy;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mediterranean basins can be impacted by severe floods caused by extreme rainfall, and there is a growing awareness about the possible increase in these heavy rainfall events due to climate change. In this study, the climate change impacts on extreme daily precipitation in 102 catchments covering the whole Mediterranean basin are investigated using nonstationary extreme value model applied to annua ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-018-2300-5