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2022

2023

Burn Severity Effect on the Short-Term Functional Response of Quercus ilex after Fire.

Parra, A., & Hinojosa, M. B. (2023). Fire-Switzerland, 6(8).

doi: 10.3390/fire6080286

 

Climate change-induced ecosystem disturbance: a review on sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests in Tunisia.

Touhami, I., Rzigui, T., Zribi, L., Ennajah, A., Dhahri, S., Aouinti, H., . . . Khouja, M. L. (2023). Plant Biology.

doi: 10.1111/plb.13524

 

Post-fire regeneration of cork oak Quercus suber in Kiadi forest (Akfadou- Algeria).

Dib, T., Kazanis, D., Arianoutsou, M., Messaoudene, M., & Krouchi, F. (2023). Mediterranean Botany, 44.

doi: 10.5209/mbot.77999

 

Vegetation recovery drivers at short-term after fire are plant community-dependent in mediterranean burned landscapes.

Fernández-Guisuraga, J. M., Fernandes, P. M., Tárrega, R., Beltrán-Marcos, D., & Calvo, L. (2023). Forest Ecology and Management, 539.

doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121034

 

Wildfires Risk Assessment Using Hotspot Analysis and Results Application to Wildfires Strategic Response in the Region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.

Boubekraoui, H., Maouni, Y., Ghallab, A., Draoui, M., & Maouni, A. (2023). Fire-Switzerland, 6(8).

doi: 10.3390/fire6080314

2022

Ambrosia Beetle Attacks in Mediterranean Cork Oak Forests Following Fire: Which Factors Drive Host Selection?

Catry FX, Branco M, Moreira F, Sousa E, Rego F (2022) Fire-Switzerland 5.

doi: 10.3390/fire5040115

 

Aridity, fire severity and proximity of populations affect the temporal responses of open-habitat birds to wildfires.

Puig-Girones R, Brotons L, Pons P (2022) Biological Conservation 272.

doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109661

Evolution of wildfires, burned areas, and affected species in Middle Atlas forests (Morocco) from 2000 to 2020.

Serbouti S, Abbas Y, Ettaqy A, Boukcim H, Achiban H, et al. (2022) Trees Forests and People 10.

doi: 10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100319

 

Flammability and Combustibility of Two Mediterranean Species in Relation to Forest Fires in Croatia

Rosavec R, Barcic D, Spanjol Z, Orsanic M, Dubravac T, et al. (2022). Forests 13.

doi: 10.3390/f13081266

 

N cycle in burnt and unburnt soils under different vegetation covers in the Mediterranean region.

Santini G, Ruggiero AG, Ceccherini MT, Santorufo L, Memoli V, et al. (2022) Catena 214.

doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2022.106234

UAVs Technology as a Complementary Tool in Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery Surveys in Mediterranean Fire-Prone Forests.

Bertacchi A (2022) Forests 13.

doi: 10.3390/f13071009

2021

2021

Assessing the postfire resilience of a Mediterranean forest from satellite and ground data (NDVI, vegetation profile, avifauna)

Prodon R, Diaz-Delgado R (2021) Ecoscience 28:81-91

doi:10.1080/11956860.2021.1871826

 

Assessing the conservation status of EU forest habitats: The case of Quercus suber woodlands

Angiolini C et al. (2021) Forest Ecology and Management 496

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119432

Birds and the Fire Cycle in a Resilient Mediterranean Forest: Is There Any Baseline?

Prodon R (2021) Forests 12:1644

doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/f12121644

Characterization of Firebrands Released From Different Burning Tree Species

Almeida M, Porto L, Viegas D (2021) Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering-Switzerland 7

doi:10.3389/fmech.2021.651135

 

Evaluating the post-fire natural regeneration of Mediterranean-type scrublands in Central Spain Mediterranean

Ugarte RM, Garcia MMR, Sanchez-Mata D (2021) Botany 42

doi:10.5209/mbot.67331

Spatial and temporal variations of overstory and understory fuels in Mediterranean landscapes

Sanchez-Pinillos M et al. (2021) Forest Ecology and Management 490

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119094

2020

Bark attributes determine variation in fire resistance in resprouting tree species

Nolana RH, Rahmanic S, Samsonb SA, Simpson-Southwardc HM, Boera MM, Bradstockb RA (2020) Forest Ecology and Management 474 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118385

Birds and the Fire Cycle in a Resilient Mediterranean Forest: Is There Any Baseline?

Prodon, R. (2021). Forests, 12(12).

doi: 10.3390/f12121644

Factors affecting post-fire regeneration after coppicing of cork oak (Quercus suber) trees in northeastern Algeria

Roula SE, Bouhraoua RT, Catry FX (2020) Canadian Journal of Forest Research 50:371-379.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2019-0181

Selective Shrub Management to Preserve Mediterranean Forests and Reduce the Risk of Fire: The Case of Mainland Portugal

Raposo MAM, Gomes CJP, Nunes LJR (2020) Fire-Switzerland 3

doi:10.3390/fire3040065

UAVs Technology as a Complementary Tool in Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery Surveys in Mediterranean Fire-Prone Forests.

Bertacchi, A. (2022). Forests, 13(7).

doi: 10.3390/f13071009

2020

2019

Ungulates mediate trade-offs between carbon storage and wildfire hazard in Mediterranean oak woodlands.

Lecomte X, Caldeira MC, Catry FX, Fernandes PM, Jackson RB, et al. (2019) Journal of Applied Ecology 56: 699-710.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s11676-018-0669-7

2019

2018

An improved algorithm for mapping burnt areas in the Mediterranean forest landscape of Morocco.

Zidane I, Lhissou R, Bouli A, Mabrouki M (2018) Journal of Forestry Research.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s11676-018-0669-7

Evaluation of fire severity via analysis of photosynthetic pigments: Oak, eucalyptus and cork oak leaves in a Mediterranean forest.

Soler M, Úbeda X (2018) Journal of Environmental Management 206: 65-68.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.10.011

Fire‐induced deforestation in drought‐prone Mediterranean forests: drivers and unknowns from leaves to communities.

Karavani A, Boer MM, Baudena M, Colinas C, Díaz‐Sierra R, et al. (2018) Ecological Monographs.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1002/ecm.1285

How clear-cutting affects fire severity and soil properties in a Mediterranean ecosystem.

Francos M, Pereira P, Mataix-Solera J, Arcenegui V, Alcañiz M, et al. (2018) Journal of Environmental Management 206: 625-632.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.11.011

Post-fire soil management.

Pereira P, Francos M, Brevik EC, Ubeda X, Bogunovic I (2018) Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health 5: 26-32.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.coesh.2018.04.002

Post-wildfire management effects on short-term evolution of soil properties (Catalonia, Spain, SW-Europe).

Francos M, Pereira P, Alcañiz M, Úbeda X (2018) Science of The Total Environment 633: 285-292.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.195

 

Quercus suber cork as a keystone trait for fire response: A flammability analysis using bench and field scales.

Molina JR, Prades C, Lora Á, Rodríguez y Silva F (2018) Forest Ecology and Management 429: 384-393.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.041

Quercus suber forest and Pinus plantations show different post-fire resilience in Mediterranean north-western Africa.

Chergui, B., Fahd, S., Santos, X., 2018. Annals of Forest Science 75, 64.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s13595-018-0742-6

Redirecting fire-prone Mediterranean ecosystems toward more resilient and less flammable communities.

Santana VM, Baeza MJ, Valdecantos A, Vallejo VR (2018) Journal of Environmental Management 215: 108-115.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.063

The role of dominant tree cover and silvicultural practices on the postfire recovery of Mediterranean afforestations.

Cutino I, Pasta S, Maggiore CV, Badalamenti E, La Mantia T (2018) 2018 42: 12.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.12899/asr-1482

2018

Assessing the social context of wildfire-affected areas. The case of mainland Portugal.

Oliveira S, Zêzere JL, Queirós M, Pereira JM. 2017. Applied Geography 88: 104-117.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.09.004

Effects of a high-severity wildfire and post-fire straw mulching on gross nitrogen dynamics in Mediterranean shrubland soil.

Fernández-Fernández M, Rütting T, González-Prieto S. 2017. Geoderma 305: 328-335.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.06.023

Flammability of some companion species in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) forests.

Dehane B, Hernando C, Guijarro M, Madrigal J (2017) Annals of Forest Science 74: 10.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s13595-017-0659-5

Integrated planning for landscape diversity enhancement, fire hazard mitigation and forest production regulation: A case study in central Portugal.

Navalho I, Alegria C, Quinta-Nova L, Fernandez P. 2017. Land Use Policy 61: 398-412

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.11.035

Modeling Post-Fire Mortality in Pure and Mixed Forest Stands in Portugal-A Forest Planning-Oriented Model.

Botequim B, Arias-Rodil M, Garcia-Gonzalo J, Silva A, Marques S, et al. 2017. Sustainability 9: 23.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.3390/su9030390

Pinus halepensis M. versus Quercus ilex subsp Rotundifolia L. runoff and soil erosion at pedon scale under natural rainfall in Eastern Spain three decades after a forest fire.

Cerda A, Borja MEL, Ubeda X, Martinez-Murillo JF, Keesstra S. 2017. Forest Ecology and Management 400: 447-456.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.038

Wildfire effects on lipid composition and hydrophobicity of bulk soil and soil size fractions under Quercus suber cover (SW-Spain).

Jimenez-Morillo NT, Spangenberg JE, Miller AZ, Jordan A, Zavala LM, et al. 2017. Environmental Research 159: 394-405.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.envres.2017.08.022

2017

2017

2016

2016

Fire effects in the molecular structure of soil organic matter fractions under Quercus suber cover.

Jiménez-Morillo NT, de la Rosa JM, Waggoner D, Almendros G, González-Vila FJ, et al. 2016. CATENA 145: 266-273.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.catena.2016.06.022

Incidence and recurrence of large forest fires in mainland Portugal.

Ferreira-Leite F, Bento-Gonçalves A, Vieira A, Nunes A, Lourenço L. 2016. Natural Hazards: 1-19.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s11069-016-2474-y

Impact of fire on the regeneration strategy of Mediterranean forest plant species. The present study was carried out in the Chrea National Park (Algeria).

Ouadah N, Kadik L, Bendjedda N, Kaabeche M. 2016. Revue D Ecologie-La Terre Et La Vie 71: 356-366.

The role of forest fire severity on vegetation recovery after 18 years. Implications for forest management of Quercus suber L. in Iberian Peninsula.

Francos M, Úbeda X, Tort J, Panareda JM, Cerdà A. 2016. Global and Planetary Change 145: 11-16.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ /j.gloplacha.2016.07.016

Bark thickness and fire regime.

Pausas JG. 2015. Functional Ecology 29: 315-327.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/1365-2435.12372

 

Effects of fire recurrence on fire behaviour in cork oak woodlands (Quercus suber L.) and Mediterranean shrublands over the last fifty years.

Schaffhauser A, Pimont F, Curt T, Cassagne N, Dupuy JL, Tatoni T. 2015. Comptes Rendus Biologies 338: 812-824.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.crvi.2015.10.001

 

Habitat complexity and individual acorn protectors enhance the post-fire restoration of oak forests via seed sowing.

Leverkus AB, Rojo M, Castro J. 2015. Ecological Engineering 83: 276-280.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.06.033

 

Interspecific variation in functional traits of oak seedlings (Quercus ilex, Quercus trojana, Quercus virgiliana) grown under artificial drought and fire conditions.

Chiatante D, Tognetti R, Scippa GS, Congiu T, Baesso B, Terzaghi M, Montagnoli A. 2015. Journal of Plant Research 128: 595-611.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10265-015-0729-4

 

New bench-scale protocols for characterizing bark flammability and fire resistance in trees: Application to Algerian cork.

Dehane B, Madrigal J, Hernando C, Bouhraoua R, Guijarro M. 2015. Journal of Fire Sciences 33: 202-217.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1177/0734904114568858

2015

2015

2014

2013

Effect of wildfires on soil respiration in three typical Mediterranean forest ecosystems in Madrid, Spain.

Uribe C, Inclan R, Sanchez DM, Clavero MA, Fernandez AM, Morante R, Cardena A, Blanco A, Van Miegroet H. 2013. Plant and Soil 369: 403-420.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s11104-012-1576-x

 

Modelling fuel succession in Mediterranean cork oak forests along a 70-year chronosequence.

Porto M, Correia O, Beja P. 2013. Forest Ecology and Management 302: 221-230.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.028

 

Post-fire response variability in Mediterranean Basin tree species in Portugal.

Catry FX, Pausas JG, Moreira F, Fernandes PM, Rego F. 2013. International Journal of Wildland Fire 22: 919-932.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1071/wf12215

2014
2013

2012

Cork oak vulnerability to fire: The role of bark harvesting, tree characteristics and abiotic factors.

Catry FX, Moreira F, Pausas JG, Fernandes PM, Rego F, Cardillo E, Curt T. 2012. Plos One 7. e39810

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0039810

 

Fire recurrence effects on the abundance of plants grouped by traits in Quercus suber L. woodlands and maquis.

Schafthauser A, Curt T, Vela E, Tatoni T. 2012. Forest Ecology and Management 282: 157-166.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.06.047

 

Forest fuel management as a conservation tool for early successional species under agricultural abandonment: The case of Mediterranean butterflies

Verdasca MJ, Leitão AS, Santana J, Porto M, Dias S, Beja P. 2012. Biological Conservation 146: 14-23.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.10.031

 

History matters: Previous land use changes determine post-fire vegetation recovery in forested Mediterranean landscapes.

Puerta-Pinero C, Espelta JM, Sanchez-Humanes B, Rodrigo A, Coll L, Brotons L. 2012. Forest Ecology and Management 279: 121-127.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.05.020

 

Impact of targeted sheep grazing on herbage and holm oak saplings in a silvopastoral wildfire prevention system in south-eastern Spain.

Ruiz-Mirazo J, Robles AB. 2012. Agroforestry Systems 86: 477-491.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s10457-012-9510-z

 

Long-term responses of Mediterranean birds to forest fuel management.

Santana J, Porto M, Gordinho L, Reino L, Beja P. 2012. Journal of Applied Ecology 49: 632-643.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02141.x

 

Post-fire dynamics and spatial heterogeneity of woody debris associated with Pinus halepensis in an oak-pine Mediterranean ecosystem.

Fournier TP, Brossier B, Gauthier O, Carcaillet C. 2012. Ecoscience 19: 356-363.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.2980/19-4-3502

 

Post-fire salvage logging alters a key plant-animal interaction for forest regeneration.

Castro J, Puerta-Pinero C, Leverkus AB, Moreno-Rueda G, Sanchez-Miranda A. 2012. Ecosphere 3.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1890/es12-00089.1

 

Recurrent fires and environment shape the vegetation in Quercus suber L. woodlands and maquis.

Schaffhauser A, Curt T, Vela E, Tatoni T. 2012. Comptes Rendus Biologies 335: 424-434.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2012.04.006

 

Time-window of occurrence and vegetation cover preferences of Dartford and Sardinian Warblers after fire.

Pons P, Clavero M, Bas J, Prodon R. 2012. Journal of Ornithology 153: 921-930.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s10336-012-0822-6

 

Vegetation and soil seed bank relationships across microhabitats in an abandoned Quercus suber parkland under simulated fire

Torres I, Urbieta IR, Moreno JM. 2012. Ecoscience 19: 1-10.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.2980/19-1-3459

2012

Fire-vegetation interplay in a mosaic structure of Quercus suber woodlands and Mediterranean maquis under recurrent fires.

Schaffihauser A, Curt T, Tatoni T. 2011. Forest Ecology and Management 262: 730-738.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.003

 

Litter flammability in oak woodlands and shrublands of southeastern France.

Curt T, Schaffhauser A, Borgniet L, Dumas C, Esteve R, Ganteaume A, Jappiot M, Martin W, N'Diaye A, Poilvet B. 2011. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 2214-2222.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.12.002

 

The contribution of legumes to post-fire regeneration of Quercus suber and Pinus halepensis forests in northeastern Algeria.

Bekdouche F, Sahnoune M, Krouchi F, Achour S, Guemati N, Derridj A. 2011. Revue D Ecologie-La Terre Et La Vie 66: 29-42.

 

2011

2011
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