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dc.contributor.authorDoblas Miranda, Enrique
dc.contributor.authorAttorre, Fabio
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, João
dc.contributor.authorBelen, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorAlcalde, Elsa Enríquez
dc.contributor.authorFreitas, Helena
dc.contributor.authorGaravaglia, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorHódar, José Antonio
dc.contributor.authorIritas, Özlem
dc.contributor.authorKaraaslan, Yakup
dc.contributor.authorKhater, Carla
dc.contributor.authorKoutsias, Nikos
dc.contributor.authorLahlou, Mehdi
dc.contributor.authorMalkinson, Dan
dc.contributor.authorMansour, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorPettenella, Davide
dc.contributor.authorPicard, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorPino, Joan
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Joana
dc.contributor.authorVitale, Marcello
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T14:45:08Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T14:45:08Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractForests in the Mediterranean region have been subject to environmental changes since time immemorial. The region’s geography and location has made it a conducive environment between biomes, resulting in significant biodiversity. Since the beginning of human history, forests have adapted to pressures caused by human development, resulting in a complex socio-ecological balance. These pressures, however,have never been more extreme than they are today. Global change, understood as the wide range of global forces resulting from human activity, is affecting the entire Mediterranean basin (Doblas-Miranda et al., 2017). The threats caused by global change pose particular risks to the principal characteristics of Mediterranean forests and forested habitats described in previous chapters: 1. Mediterranean forests and shrublands are highly sensitive to global atmospheric changes due to their proximity to arid regions; 2. a long history of land-use change may result in more frequent and intense fires, water scarcity and land degradation and; 3. a singular biota is linked to a higher vulnerability to global change-induced extinction. Moreover, the wide range of socioeconomic conditions and government policies that characterize the Mediterranean basin affect the intensity and dynamics of these threats.This chapter outlines the different threats to Mediterranean forest landscapes, structured according to indirect and direct causes of degradation. The anthropogenic origin of current global changes directly affecting Mediterranean forests is considered the underlying cause of degradation. Although in many cases these human forces have a global impact (such as greenhouse gas emissions caused by climate change), this chapter will consider their effect on the Mediterranean region in particular. This chapter will also consider the consequences of direct and indirect threats and the combination of both.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationDoblas Miranda, Enrique; Attorre, Fabio; Azevedo, João; Belen, Ismail; Alcalde, Elsa Enríquez; Freitas, Helena; Garavaglia, Valentina; Hódar, José Antonio; Iritas, Özlem; Karaaslan, Yakup; Khater, Carla; Koutsias, Nikos; Lahlou, Mehdi; Malkinson, Dan; Mansour, Sophie; Pettenella, Davide; Picard, Nicolas; Pino, Joan; Vieira, Joana; Vitale, Marcello (2018). Drivers of degradation and other threats. In State of Mediterranean Forests 2018. Marseille: FAO. Chapter 5, p. 72-89. ISBN 978-92-5-131047-2pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-5-131047-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/18280
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFAO; Plan Bleupt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectForestspt_PT
dc.subjectMediterraneanpt_PT
dc.subjectGlobal changept_PT
dc.subjectVunerabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectBiodiversitypt_PT
dc.subjectFirept_PT
dc.titleDrivers of degradation and other threatspt_PT
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceRome and Marseillept_PT
oaire.citation.endPage89pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage72pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleState of Mediterranean Forests 2018pt_PT
person.familyNameAzevedo
person.givenNameJoão C.
person.identifier.ciencia-id3F1F-0829-5878
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3061-8261
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