Assessing the vulnerability of laurel forests to global change
Laurel forests were widely distributed in the Mediterranean basin during the Tertiary. Since then, glaciations and Sahara desert’s expansion reduced their extension until they were confined to the Macaronesian archipelagos. …
Discovering missing parts in an island ecosystem
Oceanic islands harbor a disproportionate fraction of terrestrial biodiversity in relation to their reduced contribution to emerged lands. This diversity is very fragile and extremely sensitive to the impact of human pressure and the species that we …
Management of laurel forests against climate change
Macaronesian laurel forests are one of the most surprising ecosystems of Spain: A wet subtropical multispecific forest living just in front of Sahara desert with species and genus that are gone from European and African continents since the Tertiary. …
Understanding forest responses to spring frosts
One of the most counterintuitive effects of climate warming is the potential increase in frost damage. Why should frosts increase in a world with higher temperature? In fact, frosts are not expected to increase, but its damaging effect might do. This …
Remote sensing to track and predict global change impacts on forests services
Remote sensors provide us unprecedent abilities to observe phenomena at large scales. Ecological studies shed light on mechanisms linked to the impacts of global change on ecosystems, but obtaining accurate field data is a hard work and, as a result, …
Response of xylem formation to water limitation in Scots pine
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) is a conifer broadly distributed from boreal regions to water-limited environments in the Mediterranean basin. This project aims to identify tree responses of Pinus sylvestris to water-limited environments along a …
Facing new challenges in the interface between Ecology and society
Ecology is the Science of understanding how living beings relate to each other and to their environment. Tackling up this multifaceted task requires the combination of different skills and perspectives. [email protected] network pursues to increase the …
