Scientific news
The scientific knowledge on climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean evolves rapidly. In this section we collect and present the recently published scientific articles, reports, books, policy papers and other contents on these issues. Do not hesitate to contact us and share with us the publications of an interest to the community.
MedECC
Newsletters
New paper focusing on the impact of climatic change on the community assembly and the functional traits of different taxa along an elevantion gradient. Abstract We explored the influence of climatic factors on diversity patterns of multiple taxa (lichens, bryophytes,…...
Highlights We tested 3500 climate-growth correlations, comparing five standardization methods. Standard dendroclimatological methods may misinterpret tree responses to climate. Productivity and survival of Pinus pinea is driven by consecutive years of rainfall. Preserving high and low-frequency signals identify trees' species conservation needs. Higher drought stress may…...
Gómez‐Gras, D., Linares, C., Dornelas, M., Madin, J. S., Brambilla, V., Ledoux, J. B., … & Garrabou, J. (2021). Climate change transforms the functional identity of Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages. Ecology Letters, 24(5), 1038-1051. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13718 Go to article Abstract Quantifying changes…...
This new issue of Sustainable Mediterranean is dedicated to climate change and features insights from more than 30 prominent Mediterranean actors, providing clear messages to decision-makers for an effective collective response. This issue presents among others the Regional organisations and…...
The IPCC has finalized the first part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report. It was finalized on 6 August 2021 during the 14th Session of Working…...
Morán‐Ordóñez, A., Ramsauer, J., Coll, L., Brotons, L., & Ameztegui, A. (2021). Ecosystem services provision by Mediterranean forests will be compromised above 2℃ warming. Global Change Biology, 27(18), 4210-4222, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15745 Go to article Abstract Forests provide a wide range of provisioning, regulating…...