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New article: Calibrating Sentinel-2 imagery with multispectral UAV derived information to quantify damages in Mediterranean rice crops caused by western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Objective quantification of damages caused by conservation interest birds in the rice crops of the Ebro Delta to compensate farmers, based on satellite images and drone. An example of science applied to protected areas management. Since 2018, the Catalan Government quantifies in an objective manner the economical compensations received by ...
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The potential of agricultural conversion to shape forest fire regimes in Mediterranean landscapes
A new study published in Ecosystems explores whether new croplands and pastures allocated across the territory facilitate fire extinction activities. The authors found that more heterogeneous agro-forest mosaics increase fire suppression effectiveness and thus final burnt area decreases In densely populated fire-prone regions, interactions between global change drivers, such as ...
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New article: From stand to landscape: modelling post-fire regeneration and species growth
How does a forest change after a fire?In this new work published in the Ecological Modeling journal, the authors propound this question for the Mediterranean forest. They propose specific responses via simulating species regeneration and species growth in burned areas. Landscape models are comprehensive tools that allow for an understanding ...
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New article: Adapting prescribed burns to future climate change in Mediterranean landscapes
A new article published in Science of the Total Environment evaluates fire management effects on fire regime under climate change. The authors found that prescribed burning reduce high-intensity fires associated with climate change and that adaptive prescribed burning gain in cost-efficiency compared to rigid strategies Fire regimes are shifting or ...
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New article: Contrasting impacts of precipitation on Mediterranean birds and butterfies
A new article led by Sergi Herrando (Catalan Institute of Ornithology and CREAF) examines the role played by temperature and precipitation preferences in determining population trends for birds and butterflies in a Mediterranean area, concluding that water availability is likely an important driver of animal population change in the Mediterranean ...
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New PhD in town: Núria Aquilué, Models and the management of forest landscapes under global changes
Núria Aquilué: MANAGING FOREST LANDSCAPES UNDER GLOBAL CHANGES: SIMULATION MODELS FOR SCENARIO EVALUATION. July 2018. University: UQAM (Canada). Advisors: Christian Messier, Lluís Brotons, Marie-Josée Fortin In this thesis, Núria Aquilué presents two simulation modelling approaches to characterise forest ecosystems to then evaluate landscape-scale forest management strategies to be applied in an ...
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