Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 27, 2023
Abstract
Context:
Long-term
farmland
abandonment
is
increasing
fuel
hazard
in
many
mountainous
landscapes
of
the
Mediterranean
Basin.
Combined
with
ongoing
climate
change,
fire
activity
and
regimes
may
change
future,
thus
challenging
management
these
regions.
Objectives:
To
assess
effects
fire-smart
strategies
on
landscape
dynamics,
regulation
capacity
(FRC)
regime
under
long-term
land
scenarios.
Methods:
We
applied
LANDIS-II
model
to
simulate
fire-landscape
dynamics
(RCP
4.5
8.5
scenarios)
(2020-2050)
according
three
focused
prevention
(compared
a
business-as-usual
(BAU)
strategy
based
suppression)
fire-prone
Portugal.
Results:
Fire
increased
fire-adapted
forests
agroforestry
systems
decreased
dominance
shrublands
croplands,
thereby
fostering
heterogeneity
fragmentation.
FRC
over
time,
particularly
RCP
BAU.
Fire-smart
prevented
larger
intense
fires
compared
BAU,
although
less
effectively
8.5.
Shifts
historical
are
expected
future
(increasing
burned
area
frequency),
more
markedly
BAU
strategy.
Conclusions:
performed
better
than
averting
current
intensification.
Merging
forest-
silvopasture-based
promising
approach
taming
activity.
Our
work
underlined
importance
decreasing
buffer
impact
global
mountain
landscapes.
Annals of Forest Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
81(1)
Published: July 12, 2024
Abstract
Key
Message
As
the
number
and
extent
of
wildfires
are
increasing
due
to
climate
change
human
impacts,
demand
for
effective
risk
reduction
strategies
is
growing.
Due
limited
resources
or
management
capabilities
in
Slovakia,
appropriate
multistakeholder
participation
could
help
decrease
while
continuing
implement
principles
sustainable
forest
management.
Thus,
we
recommend
improving
relationships
with
responsible
stakeholders
their
knowledge.
Context
Although
frequency
has
declined
total
burned
area
per
year
average
fire
have
increased
rapidly,
mainly
traditional
land
numbers
natural
disasters
resulting
from
change.
Aim
The
objective
this
study
assess
region
Podpoľanie,
which
Slovakia
that
most
prone
wildfires.
In
particular,
investigates
questions
who
accountable,
what
networks,
regard
issues
goal
enhancing
efforts
combat
Methods
This
single-country
case
features
an
exploratory
sequential
mixed-methods
design.
While
stakeholders’
was
explored
via
face-to-face
interviews
interest-influence
matrices,
prioritization
assessed
online
survey
quantitative
mapping
involvement,
power,
interest,
Results
We
separately
identified
primary
(e.g.,
departments
state-owned
enterprises)
secondary
municipalities
community
members).
Tasks
related
were
largely
compliance
legal
regulations
other
mandates.
Nonetheless,
some
governmental
organizations
involved
nature
protection
nonstate
owners
associated
lacked
knowledge,
experience,
responsibility
necessary
perform
these
tasks.
Conclusion
These
should
be
informed
monitored
closely
achieve
outcomes
can
benefit
a
variety
stakeholders.
plan
involves
among
stakeholders,
promoting
region.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
366, P. 121622 - 121622
Published: July 6, 2024
Land-use
land-cover
(LULC)
change
contributes
to
major
ecological
impacts,
particularly
in
areas
undergoing
land
abandonment,
inducing
modifications
on
habitat
structure
and
species
distributions.
Alternative
land-use
policies
are
potential
solutions
alleviate
the
negative
impacts
of
contemporary
tendencies
LULC
biodiversity.
This
work
analyzes
these
Montesinho
Natural
Park
(Portugal),
an
area
representative
European
abandoned
mountain
rural
areas.
We
built
niche
models
for
226
vertebrates
(amphibians,
reptiles,
birds,
mammals)
vascular
plants,
using
a
consensus
modelling
approach
available
R
package
'biomod2'.
projected
(2018)
future
(2050)
scenarios,
under
four
scenarios
aiming
secure
relevant
ecosystem
services
biodiversity
conservation
2050:
afforestation
rewilding
scenario,
focused
climate-smart
management
strategies,
farmland
agroforestry
recovery
based
re-establishing
human
traditional
activities.
quantified
influences
through
suitability
changes
2018–2050.
analyzed
how
strategies
could
influence
indices
functional
diversity
(functional
richness,
evenness
dispersion)
within
park.
Habitat
revealed
complementary
patterns
among
scenarios.
Afforestation
benefited
more
adapted
habitats
with
low
influence,
such
as
forests
open
woodlands.
The
highest
richness
dispersion
was
predicted
which
improve
landscape
restoration
provide
opportunities
expansion
recolonization
forest
by
native
species.
farming
activities
results
lowest
values
but
contribute
complex
matrices
diversified
resources.
Moreover,
this
strategy
offer
fire
suppression
increase
resistance.
An
integrative
reconciling
initiatives
extensive
agricultural
is
potentially
harmonious
supporting
provision
while
securing
natural
Conservation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. 65 - 81
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
The
conservation
of
forest
remnants
in
southern
Brazil
is
closely
related
to
historical
land
use,
for
example
systems
such
as
caívas
that
occur
within
the
Araucaria
Forest
and
include
livestock
production
extraction
yerba
mate.
Over
last
decade,
technologies
adapted
these
have
been
developed
promote
a
significant
increase
animal
productivity,
without
harming
regeneration
or
maintenance
tree
layer.
However,
fertilization
pastures
proposed
technology
has
also
promoted
greater
growth
native
trees,
with
consequent
shade
levels.
This,
turn,
affected
pasture
mate
understory.
Thus,
this
study
sought
develop
methodology
adjust
levels
based
on
management
adheres
limits
permitted
by
current
legislation.
objective
was
evaluate
effect
maintain
50%
environmental
indicators
caíva
implementing
improvement
since
2013.
Native
occurred
2020
2022
results
were
compared
data
from
floristic
survey
area
carried
out
indicate
although
adoption
reduced
density
individuals,
it
did
not
affect
diversity,
nor
basal
As
such,
possible
area.
Strategies
like
are
fundamental
so
landscape
can
continue
offer
source
while
supporting
conservation.
Ecological Applications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 5, 2024
Abstract
Climate
and
land‐use
changes
are
contributing
to
impacts
on
global
ecosystem
functioning.
These
effects
particularly
severe
in
areas
undergoing
land
abandonment
extreme
wildfire
events,
such
as
the
Mediterranean
regions
of
Iberian
Peninsula.
Previous
studies
have
evaluated
management
fire
mitigation
biodiversity
(species
distribution
species
richness),
but
how
strategies
influence
functional
diversity
remains
unexplored.
This
study
investigates
alternative
land‐fire
may
affect
diversity.
We
modeled
for
2050
Transboundary
Biosphere
Reserve
Gerês‐Xurés
(Portugal‐Spain).
Land‐use
scenarios
simulated
processes
(“business‐as‐usual”—BAU)
implementation
EU
rural
policies
(“high
nature
value
farmlands”—HNVf),
were
combined
with
three
suppression
levels.
Species
models
(102
vertebrates)
projected
each
scenario,
indices
consequently
calculated.
The
highest
richness
was
predicted
BAU
scenarios,
probably
representing
benefits
unique
that
deliver
singular
functions.
HNVf
provided
divergence,
indicating
a
high
niche
differentiation
low
resource
competition
amongst
agricultural
communities.
most
beneficial
scenario
functioning,
while
did
not
Despite
proneness
burn
our
area
firefighting
its
regime,
expected
greater
than
findings
suggest
different
facets
will
be
unevenly
influenced
by
fire–landscape
dynamics
driven
implemented
upcoming
decades.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 27, 2023
Abstract
Context:
Long-term
farmland
abandonment
is
increasing
fuel
hazard
in
many
mountainous
landscapes
of
the
Mediterranean
Basin.
Combined
with
ongoing
climate
change,
fire
activity
and
regimes
may
change
future,
thus
challenging
management
these
regions.
Objectives:
To
assess
effects
fire-smart
strategies
on
landscape
dynamics,
regulation
capacity
(FRC)
regime
under
long-term
land
scenarios.
Methods:
We
applied
LANDIS-II
model
to
simulate
fire-landscape
dynamics
(RCP
4.5
8.5
scenarios)
(2020-2050)
according
three
focused
prevention
(compared
a
business-as-usual
(BAU)
strategy
based
suppression)
fire-prone
Portugal.
Results:
Fire
increased
fire-adapted
forests
agroforestry
systems
decreased
dominance
shrublands
croplands,
thereby
fostering
heterogeneity
fragmentation.
FRC
over
time,
particularly
RCP
BAU.
Fire-smart
prevented
larger
intense
fires
compared
BAU,
although
less
effectively
8.5.
Shifts
historical
are
expected
future
(increasing
burned
area
frequency),
more
markedly
BAU
strategy.
Conclusions:
performed
better
than
averting
current
intensification.
Merging
forest-
silvopasture-based
promising
approach
taming
activity.
Our
work
underlined
importance
decreasing
buffer
impact
global
mountain
landscapes.
