Is fragmentation affecting regime shifts occurrence in Mediterranean oak woodlands? A case study in southern Portugal

Augusta Costa

CENSE/FCT/UNL

Augusta Costa is a Post Doc member of CENSE/FCT/UNL (Portugal) working at INIAV, I.P. with expertise in Forestry and Environmental Sciences. Tobias Plieninger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (University of Copenhagen).

Abstract

In southern regions of Iberia, in Portugal and Spain, the evergreen cork oak woodlands are human-made scattered-tree ecosystems. These woodlands mimick natural savannas and are truly cultural landscapes, where trees form... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Augusta Costa (CENSE/FCT/UNL)
  2. Tobias Plieninger (Copenhagen University)

Topic Area

2a. Biodiversity and Ecosystem threats

Session

A2 » Ecosystem Pressures and Limits (11:00 - Friday, 10th July, D2.194)

Paper

isdrs_2015_Costa_Plieninger_final.pdf

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