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Tretiach, M., and J. Hafellner. "A New Species of Catillaria from Coastal Mediterranean Regions." Lichenologist 30, no. 3 (May 1998): 221–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/lich.1998.0126.

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AbstractA revision of several specimens of Catillaria mediterranea Hafellner revealed that two species can be recognized: C. mediterranea s. str., which has 8–16 spores per ascus, grows on foliose and fruticose lichens, and has a Mediterranean- Macaronesian, montane distribution, and C. praedicta Tretiach & Hafellner sp. nov., which has (16-) 24–32 (-48) spores per ascus, occurs on shrubs in coastal Mediterranean maquis, and has a Mediterranean, maritime distribution. The systematic affinities of the two species with the 8-spored C. nigrodavata (Nyl.) Schuler are briefly discussed.

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Arca, Bachisio, P. Duce, M. Laconi, G. Pellizzaro, M. Salis, and D. Spano. "Evaluation of FARSITE simulator in Mediterranean maquis." International Journal of Wildland Fire 16, no. 5 (2007): 563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf06070.

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In the last two decades, several models were developed to provide temporal and spatial variations of fire spread and behaviour. The most common models (i.e. BEHAVE and FARSITE) are based on Rothermel's original fire spread equation and describe fire spread and behaviour taking into account the influences of fuels, terrain and weather conditions. The use of FARSITE on areas different from those where the simulator was originally developed requires a local calibration to produce reliable results. This is particularly true for Mediterranean ecosystems, where plant communities are characterised by high specific and structural heterogeneity and complexity. To perform FARSITE calibration, an appropriate fuel model or the development of a specific custom fuel model is needed. In this study, FARSITE was employed to simulate three fire events in Mediterranean areas using different fuel models and meteorological input data, and the accuracy of results was analysed. A custom fuel model designed and developed for shrubland vegetation (maquis) provided realistic values of rate of spread, when compared with estimated values obtained using standard fuel models. Our results confirm that the use of both wind field data and appropriate custom fuel models are crucial to obtain reasonable simulations of wildfire events occurring on Mediterranean vegetation during the drought season.

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Pirastru, Mario, Marcello Niedda, and Mirko Castellini. "Effects of maquis clearing on the properties of the soil and on the near-surface hydrological processes in a semi-arid Mediterranean environment." Journal of Agricultural Engineering 45, no. 4 (December 21, 2014): 176. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jae.2014.428.

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Many hillslopes covered with maquis in the semi-arid Mediterranean environment have been cleared in recent decades. There is little information on what effect this has on the hydrology of the soil. We compared the hydraulic properties of the soil and the subsurface hydrological dynamics on two adjacent sites on a hillslope. One site was covered with maquis, the other with grass. The grass started to grow some 10 years ago, after the maquis had been cleared and the soil had been ploughed. Our study found that the hydraulic properties and the hydrological dynamics of the maquis and the grassed soil differed greatly. The grassed soil had less organic matter and higher apparent density than did the soil covered in maquis. Moreover, the maquis soil retained more water than the grassed soil in the tension range from saturation to 50 cm of water. Infiltration tests performed in summer and in winter indicated that the field saturated hydraulic conductivity (K<sub>fs</sub>) of the maquis soil was higher than that of the grassy soil. However the data showed that the K<sub>fs</sub> of the two soils changed with the season. In the maquis soil the K<sub>fs</sub> increased from summer to winter. This was assumed to be due to water flowing more efficiently through wet soil. By contrast, in the grassy soil the K<sub>fs</sub> decreased from summer to winter. This was because the desiccation cracks closed in the wet soil. As result, the influence of the land use change was clear from the K<sub>fs</sub> measurements in winter, but less so from those in the summer. Changes in land use altered the dynamics of the infiltration, subsurface drainage and soil water storage of the soil. The maquis soil profile never saturated completely, and only short-lived, event based perched water tables were observed. By contrast, soil saturation and a shallow water table were observed in the grass covered site throughout the wet season. The differences were assumed to be due to the high canopy interception of the maquis cover, and to the macropores in the grassed soil being destroyed after the maquis had been cleared and the soil ploughed. The results of this work are helpful for predicting the changes in the hydraulic properties of the soil and in the near-surface hydrological processes in similar Mediterranean environments where the natural vegetation has been cleared. These changes must be taken into consideration when developing rainfall-runoff models for flood forecasting and water yield evaluation.

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Kadmon, Ronen, and Ruthie Harari‐Kremer. "Landscape‐scale regeneration dynamics of disturbed Mediterranean maquis." Journal of Vegetation Science 10, no. 3 (June 1999): 393–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3237068.

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Costa, G., and T. La Mantia. "The role of the Mediterranean maquis in carbon sequestration." Forest@ - Rivista di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale 2, no. 4 (December 19, 2005): 378–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.3832/efor0319-0020378.

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Pirastru, Mario, Vincenzo Bagarello, Massimo Iovino, Roberto Marrosu, Mirko Castellini, Filippo Giadrossich, and Marcello Niedda. "Subsurface flow and large-scale lateral saturated soil hydraulic conductivity in a Mediterranean hillslope with contrasting land uses." Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 65, no. 3 (September 1, 2017): 297–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/johh-2017-0006.

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AbstractThe lateral saturated hydraulic conductivity,Ks,l, is the soil property that mostly governs subsurface flow in hillslopes. Determinations ofKs,lat the hillslope scale are expected to yield valuable information for interpreting and modeling hydrological processes since soil heterogeneities are functionally averaged in this case. However, these data are rare since the experiments are quite difficult and costly. In this investigation, that was carried out in Sardinia (Italy), large-scale determinations ofKs,lwere done in two adjacent hillslopes covered by a Mediterranean maquis and grass, respectively, with the following objectives: i) to evaluate the effect of land use change onKs,l, and ii) to compare estimates ofKs,lobtained under natural and artificial rainfall conditions. HigherKs,lvalues were obtained under the maquis than in the grassed soil since the soil macropore network was better connected in the maquis soil. The lateral conductivity increased sharply close to the soil surface. The sharp increase ofKs,lstarted at a larger depth for the maquis soil than the grassed one. TheKs,lvalues estimated during artificial rainfall experiments agreed with those obtained during the natural rainfall periods. For the grassed site, it was possible to detect a stabilization ofKs,lin the upper soil layer, suggesting that flow transport capacity of the soil pore system did not increase indefinitely. This study highlighted the importance of the experimental determination ofKs,lat the hillslope scale for subsurface modeling, and also as a benchmark for developing appropriate sampling methodologies based on near-point estimation ofKs,l.

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Solomou, Alexandra D., and Athanassios Sfougaris. "Predicting Woody Plant Diversity as Key Component of Ecosystems." International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems 10, no. 1 (January 2019): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijaeis.2019010101.

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The Mediterranean basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Woody plants are key components of ecosystems. This article explores the environmental impacts on woody plant species richness and diversity in maquis and abandoned olive groves in an important ecological area of central Greece. The results showed that woody plant species richness and diversity had increasing values in maquis compared to abandoned olive groves. According to Principal Component Analysis, woody plant species richness and diversity (Shannon diversity index) were positively correlated with soil organic matter, plant litter, N, P, K, slope and precipitation in maquis. Also, positive correlations among woody plant species richness and diversity, and soil organic matter, and slope were detected in abandoned olive groves. Conclusively, the present study is the first in the area and the results it will be utilized as a decision support tool for sustainability assessment of ecosystems with the help of the information systems.

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Sirca, C., A. Caddeo, D. Spano, V. Bacciu, and S. Marras. "Methods for biomass stock estimation in Mediterranean maquis systems." iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry 10, no. 1 (February 28, 2017): 108–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.3832/ifor1769-009.

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Pecoraro, L., P. Angelini, A. Arcangeli, G. Bistocchi, M. L. Gargano, A. La Rosa, D. Lunghini, et al. "Macrofungi in Mediterranean maquis along seashore and altitudinal transects." Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 148, no. 2 (February 5, 2014): 367–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2013.877535.

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Gratani, Loretta, and Maria Fiore Crescente. "Phenology and leaf adaptive strategies of Mediterranean maquis plants." Ecologia mediterranea 23, no. 3 (1997): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/ecmed.1997.1833.

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Gratani, L., M. F. Crescente, and P. Pesoli. "Photosynthesis and Stomatal ResponseOfquercus IlexL. in the Mediterranean Maquis." Giornale botanico italiano 130, no. 1 (January 1996): 509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263509609439726.

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Gratani, L., and M. Amadori. "Post-fire resprouting of shrubby species in Mediterranean maquis." Vegetatio 96, no. 2 (November 1991): 137–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00044975.

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Rudner, Michael. "Ephemeral Wetland Vegetation in Mediterranean Heathland and Maquis Communities." Wetlands 31, no. 3 (April 6, 2011): 551–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13157-011-0165-8.

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Bregant, Carlo, Antonio A. Mulas, Giovanni Rossetto, Antonio Deidda, Lucia Maddau, Giovanni Piras, and Benedetto T. Linaldeddu. "Phytophthora mediterranea sp. nov., a New Species Closely Related to Phytophthora cinnamomi from Nursery Plants of Myrtus communis in Italy." Forests 12, no. 6 (May 27, 2021): 682. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12060682.

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Monitoring surveys of Phytophthora related diseases in four forest nurseries in Italy revealed the occurrence of fourteen Phytophthora species to be associated with collar and root rot on fourteen plants typical of Mediterranean and alpine regions. In addition, a multilocus phylogeny analysis based on nuclear ITS and ß-tubulin and mitochondrial cox1 sequences, as well as micromorphological features, supported the description of a new species belonging to the phylogenetic clade 7c, Phytophthora mediterranea sp. nov. Phytophthora mediterranea was shown to be associated with collar and root rot symptoms on myrtle seedlings. Phylogenetically, P. mediterranea is closely related to P. cinnamomi but the two species differ in 87 nucleotides in the three studied DNA regions. Morphologically P. mediterranea can be easily distinguished from P. cinnamomi on the basis of its smaller sporangia, colony growth pattern and higher optimum and maximum temperature values. Data from the pathogenicity test showed that P. mediterranea has the potential to threaten the native Mediterranean maquis vegetation. Finally, the discovery of P. cinnamomi in alpine nurseries, confirms the progressive expansion of this species towards cold environments, probably driven by climate change.

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Weinstein-Evron, Mina. "Palynology of Pleistocene Travertines from the Arava Valley, Israel." Quaternary Research 27, no. 1 (January 1987): 82–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(87)90051-2.

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AbstractPollen samples from the Arava travertines, dated to oxygen isotope stages 5 and 7, show relatively high arboreal pollen levels. These spectra are probably a result of an expansion of the Mediterranean maquis in Transjordan, which indicates periods of wetter climatic conditions. These periods probably represent humid fluctuations within stages 5 and 7.

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Dias, T., M. A. Martins-Loução, L. Sheppard, and C. Cruz. "The strength of the biotic compartment to retain nitrogen additions prevents nitrogen losses from a Mediterranean maquis." Biogeosciences Discussions 8, no. 4 (August 9, 2011): 8041–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bgd-8-8041-2011.

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Abstract. Nitrogen (N) is one of the nutrients most limiting to ecosystem productivity. However, N availability is increasing globally, which may affect ecosystem functions and stability. To understand the role of each ecosystem compartment in the cycling of increased N, we studied the initial response of a nutrient-poor ecosystem, a Mediterranean maquis, to increased N. N availability (dose and forms) was modified by three N additions along the year (spring, summer and middle autumn/winter). Soil inorganic N pools (nitrate in particular) strongly reflected the N additions in autumn, almost matching the total N added along the three additions. Cistus ladanifer, the dominant plant species, responded to the increased N (cover and N concentration in leaves and litter), and given that leaf shedding occurs in the summer, the importance of this N pool returning to the soil through litter decomposition on the total soil inorganic N in autumn was investigated. Data suggest that living plants and litter have a crucial role in preventing N losses from Mediterranean maquis. This is the first integrated field study on how European Mediterranean ecosystems retain increased N of different forms and doses, however longer-term studies are needed to explore the generality of this study's observations.

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Dias, T., M. A. Martins-Loução, L. Sheppard, and C. Cruz. "The strength of the biotic compartment in retaining nitrogen additions prevents nitrogen losses from a Mediterranean maquis." Biogeosciences 9, no. 1 (January 11, 2012): 193–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-193-2012.

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Abstract. Nitrogen (N) is one of the nutrients most limiting to ecosystem productivity. However, N availability is increasing globally, which may affect ecosystem functions and stability. To understand the role of each ecosystem compartment in the cycling of increased N, we studied the initial response of a nutrient-poor ecosystem, a Mediterranean maquis, to increased N deposition. N availability (dose and form) was modified by three N additions over the year (middle autumn/winter, spring and summer). Soil inorganic N pools (nitrate in particular) strongly reflected the N additions in autumn, almost matching the total N added over the three additions. Cistus ladanifer, the dominant plant species, responded to the increased N (cover and N concentration in leaves and litter). Given that leaf shedding occurs in the summer, the importance of this N pool returning to the soil through litter decomposition on the total soil inorganic N in autumn was investigated. Data suggest that living plants and litter have a crucial role in preventing N losses from Mediterranean maquis. This is the first integrated field study on how European Mediterranean ecosystems retain increased N of different forms and doses, however longer-term studies are needed to explore the generality of this study's observations.

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Alon, Gila, and Ronen Kadmon. "EFFECT OF SUCCESSIONAL STAGES ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF QUERCUS CALLIPRINOS IN AN EAST MEDITERRANEAN MAQUIS." Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 44, no. 4 (April 12, 1996): 335–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07929978.1996.10676655.

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A sowing experiment was conducted to investigate whether and how secondary succession affects the establishment success of Quercus calliprinos, a leading species of East Mediterranean maquis. Acorns of Q. calliprinos were sown at equivalent densities in experimental plots representing three different stages of the succession: open patches (gaps) dominated by annual plants, patches of low woody vegetation dominated by the early-successional dwarf shrub Sarcopoterium spinosum, and patches of mature Q. calliprinos trees. These patch types represent early, middle, and late stages of the succession. Seedlings that emerged in the experimental plots were monitored for survival and growth during two successive years. Seedling emergence was lowest beneath the canopy of Q. calliprinos trees (2%), intermediate in patches of S. spinosum (54%), and highest in gaps (85%). Seedling survivorship exhibited an opposite pattern: 67% beneath the canopy of Q. calliprinos trees. 43% in patches of S. spinosum, and only 4% in gaps. The combined probability of pre-emergence and post-emergence survival was 23% in patches of S. spinosum, 3% in closed-canopy patches, and 1% in gaps. These results indicate that (I) secondary succession may have considerable effects on the establishment success of Q. calliprinos in Mediterranean maquis, and (2) post-emergence death of Q. calliprinos seedlings may modify patterns of establishment generated by earlier germination and emergence responses. The significance of these results for the natural dynamics and management of maquis dominated by Q. calliprinos is discussed with respect to the concepts of “regeneration niche” and “succession models”.

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DE LA MONTAÑA, E., J. M. REY-BENAYAS, and L. M. CARRASCAL. "Response of bird communities to silvicultural thinning of Mediterranean maquis." Journal of Applied Ecology 43, no. 4 (May 30, 2006): 651–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01171.x.

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Zambonelli, A., D. Donnini, G. L. Rana, S. Fascetti, G. M. N. Benucci, M. Iotti, A. Morte, et al. "Hypogeous fungi in Mediterranean maquis, arid and semi-arid forests." Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 148, no. 2 (January 31, 2014): 392–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2013.877537.

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LEZA, MAR, LUIS NUÑEZ, JOSEP MARIA RIBA, CLAUDIA COMPARINI, ÁLVARO ROCA, and DIEGO GALLEGO. "First record of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Spain." Zootaxa 4767, no. 2 (April 24, 2020): 345–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4767.2.9.

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We present the first record for Spain of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus, an ambrosia beetle of Asian origin, collected from an infested carob tree located in Calvià (Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain). X. compactus is included in the EPPO Alert List, and it has been recently reported causing damages in a Mediterranean maquis ecosystem in Italy and Southern France. Here, we discuss about the first steps of management of this Invasive Alien species (IAS), the eradication plan and the hypothesis of the path of introduction in this Western Mediterranean island.

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Tolunay, Ahmet, Elif Adıyaman, Ayhan Akyol, Duygu İnce, Türkay Türkoğlu, and Veysel Ayhan. "An Investigation on Forage Yield Capacity of Kermes Oak (Quercus cocciferaL.) and Grazing Planning of Mediterranean Maquis Scrublands for Traditional Goat Farming." Scientific World Journal 2014 (2014): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/398479.

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This study investigated grazing capacities of maquis scrubland and preparation principles of grazing management in forest resources. Kermes oak (Quercus cocciferaL.), which is widespread as a main shrub species in maquis vegetation in Turkey, and pure hair goats (Capra hircusL.) feeding on shoots and leaves of this shrub were selected for study. The study was conducted in two stages. Green leaf and shoot samples were taken from kermes oaks in the first stage and the amount of green herbage yield (g*m−1) and dry matter yield (kg*ha−1) that may be obtained per unit area from these samples was identified. The considered amount of dry matter consumed by pure hair goats daily and the number of goats being fed within 1 year on land of 1 ha according to different land coverage rates of kermes oaks (goat head*ha*yr) were calculated. In the second stage, grazing capacities of sample areas where kermes oak spread were identified and compared with the grazing plan prepared by the forestry administration for this area. Forage yield variance according to land coverage rates of maquis scrublands should be considered when determining optimum animal numbers for grazing per area for sustainable goat farming.

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Durkaya, Ali, Sinan Kaptan, Ali Sabanci, and Birsen Durkaya. "Evaluation of the effects of various factors on aboveground and belowground biomass storage capacity of eastern mediterranean maquis vegetation." Šumarski list 141, no. 3-4 (April 30, 2017): 123–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.31298/sl.141.3-4.2.

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This study was carried out on the data obtained from 35 plot areas selected among the vertical distribution regions of maquis in study area located in Eastern Mediterranean region. The data were grouped in terms of altitude, dominant exposure, vegetation height, and mean age factors, and it is tried to reveal the change of maquis biomass depending on these factors. The data obtained shown significant variation and, for this reason, the mass values are expressed as mean values. The potential relationship between the mentioned factors and the amounts of stored biomass was examined by using t-test and variation analysis. The mean aboveground biomass amount was found to be 24,183 ton/ha, while mean belowground biomass that doesn’t contain fine root was found to be 41,062 ton/ha. According to these results obtained from mean values, the root/shoot ratio was calculated to be 1.7.

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Lunghini, D., V. M. Granito, D. P. Di Lonardo, O. Maggi, and A. M. Persiani. "Fungal diversity of saprotrophic litter fungi in a Mediterranean maquis environment." Mycologia 105, no. 6 (November 1, 2013): 1499–515. http://dx.doi.org/10.3852/13-103.

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Tempesta, Sabrina, Marcella Pasqualetti, Monica Fonck, and Bonaria Mulas. "Succession of microfungi inPhillyrea angustifolialitter in a Mediterranean maquis in Sardinia." Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 137, no. 2 (January 2003): 149–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263500312331351411.

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Pasqualetti, M., S. Tempesta, A. Rambelli, and B. Mulas. "Succession of microfungi duringPistacia lentiscuslitter decomposition in a Sardinian Mediterranean maquis." Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 140, no. 1 (March 2006): 56–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263500500504889.

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Mulas, Bonaria, Marcella Pasqualetti, and Angelo Rambelli. "Analysis of the litter microfungal communities in a mediterranean maquis ecosystem." Rendiconti Lincei 6, no. 1 (March 1995): 65–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf03001635.

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Dias, Teresa, Casparus J. Crous, Dario Liberati, Silvana Munzi, Catarina Gouveia, Florian Ulm, Ana Catarina Afonso, et al. "Alleviating Nitrogen Limitation in Mediterranean Maquis Vegetation Leads to Ecological Degradation." Land Degradation & Development 28, no. 8 (September 12, 2017): 2482–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2784.

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Teofilova, Teodora. "Pseudomaquises in SW Bulgaria as a habitat for the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)." Zoology and Ecology 30, no. 30 (August 5, 2020): 27–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2020.1.4.

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A lack of sufficient data about ground beetles in maquis and maquis-like habitats in the whole Mediterranean region prompted this study. It brings new data to the knowledge of Carabidae species from Balkan pseudomaquis habitats in Bulgaria and reveals some patterns of species composition from zoogeographic and ecological points of view. Fieldwork was carried out in the period 5 April 2002 – 11 January 2004. A total of 305 specimens from 52 species were found, including two Balkan endemics and one Tertiary relict. These species belong to 23 genera and 12 tribes. Dromius quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Harpalus fuscicornis Ménétriés, 1832 are new for the Bulgarian Struma Valley. Another 13 species are new for the Pirin Mountains. The richest tribe was Harpalini (21 species), followed by Carabini (6 species), Amarini and Sphodrini (5 species each). The most species-rich genus was Harpalus (13 species). Zoogeographical analysis showed that Euroasiatic and Mediterranean complexes were most prevalent. Xerothermic conditions in the habitats studied were also confirmed by the prevalence of the mesoxerophilous carabids. These habitats occur only locally in Bulgaria and support specific carabid assemblages. Knowledge about their diversity could be a keystone for the conservation of all target species living in these limited areas and encompassed by the adjacent Natura 2000 zones.

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Panaïotis, Christophe, Roger Loisel, and Maurice Roux. "Analyse de la réponse de la végétation aux trouées naturelles dans une futaie âgée de Quercus ilexL. en Corse (île Méditerranéenne)." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 28, no. 8 (August 1, 1998): 1125–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x98-070.

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Green oak (Quercus ilexL.) is the most common forest species growing under Mediterranean climate. Because of important past anthropic perturbations, green oak old-growth forests are very unfrequent and constitute, for that reason, a most interesting domain where to analyze the natural evolution of green oak stands. Such forests exist in Corsica and this study deals with vegetation successions as they occur in naturally occuring gaps. Because of the taxonomic poorness (32 species), two statistical tools (canonical correspondence analysis and random permutations) were used to take into account vegetation spatial structure according to types (herbaceous, shrubby, or arborescent). These statistical analyses show that plant succession does not really exist in gaps of green oak old-growth forests but rather a structural organization of common species found in the maquis. Results support the hypothesis about the internal dynamics of these forests going through a maquis phase.

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Lillis, Manuela de, and Anna Testi. "Fire disturbance and vegetation dynamics in a mediterranean maquis of central Italy." Ecologia mediterranea 18, no. 1 (1992): 55–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/ecmed.1992.1706.

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Rogosic, J., J. A. Pfister, F. D. Provenza, and D. Grbesa. "Sheep and goat preference for and nutritional value of Mediterranean maquis shrubs." Small Ruminant Research 64, no. 1-2 (July 2006): 169–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.04.017.

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Gratani, L., and L. Varone. "Adaptive photosynthetic strategies of the Mediterranean maquis species according to their origin." Photosynthetica 42, no. 4 (December 1, 2004): 551–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11099-005-0012-3.

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Clemente, AS, FC Rego, and OA Correia. "Demographic Patterns and Productivity of Post-Fire Regeneration in Portuguese Mediterranean Maquis." International Journal of Wildland Fire 6, no. 1 (1996): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf9960005.

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After a wildfire in September, 1991, post-fire regeneration of Serra da Arrábida maquis was studied and compared to an adjacent 30-yr-old unburned site. Two years after fire, cover and aboveground biomass was half of the amount found in unburned stands. This rapid recovery was mainly due to resprouting species: Q. coccifera was dominant during all stages of regeneration. Herbaceous species were abundant during the first two years after fire but became scarce in the older communities. Obligate seeders showed different patterns of recovery: Cistus species established many seedlings immediately after fire, but were less abundant in older stands; Rosmarinus officinalis attained high dominance in unburned sites but seedling recruitment was delayed, yet continuous during post-fire succession. This difference between two genera with the same obligate seeding strategy suggests that life history responses to environmental factors may affect or shape species distribution during post-fire regeneration.

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Kirk, David Anthony, Katherine Hébert, and Frank Barrie Goldsmith. "Grazing effects on woody and herbaceous plant biodiversity on a limestone mountain in northern Tunisia." PeerJ 7 (August 13, 2019): e7296. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7296.

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Mediterranean maquis vegetation is highly biodiverse, but widespread grazing poses a challenge for management and conservation. We sampled woody and herbaceous plants separately on a limestone mountain with strong mesic-xeric gradients in Tunisia’s Parc National de L’Ichkeul, assessed grazing pressure (on a scale of 1–3), and asked whether grazing had a significant effect on plant compositional abundance before and after controlling for environmental covariates. Sites on the more mesic lakeside face of the mountain were most compositionally unique, and forbs contributed most to the herbaceous beta-diversity on the mountain. We used variance partitioning to separate the collective and individual effects of the abiotic environment, grazing, human activity, and space on herbaceous and woody beta-diversity. However, the individual effect of grazing on overall plant community composition was confounded with space, due to the spatially autocorrelated grazing pressure on the mountain. Importantly, we found that herbaceous and woody communities responded differently to increasing levels of grazing intensity: herbaceous beta-diversity was highest between sites with no grazing pressure, while woody beta-diversity peaked under light grazing. Herbaceous community composition was sensitive to any intensity of grazing pressure, and biotic homogenization occured under moderate-to-high grazing pressure. On the other hand, woody community composition remained relatively similar under no to light grazing pressure, but differed under moderate-to-heavy grazing. Using a one-way permutational analysis of variance analysis, we showed that grazing had a significant effect when controlling for abiotic and spatial covariates. Our findings offer insight into the effects of grazing on maquis vegetation at Jebel Ichkeul, acting as a microcosm of similar conservation and management issues elsewhere in the Mediterranean. We suggest that a combination of monitoring and carefully controlled grazing may enhance plant diversity and maintain the region’s biodiverse maquis vegetation, potentially maintaining a key climate refugium for vulnerable endemic species. Importantly, our study provides a useful baseline of the plant assemblages at Jebel Ichkeul with which to compare future vegetation changes.

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Michopoulos, Panagiotis, Marios Kostakis, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, and Ioannis Pasias. "The influence of forest types on manganese content in soils." Folia Forestalia Polonica 63, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2021-0001.

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Abstract The concentrations of available and total Mn were determined in the soils of three different forest ecosystems, i.e. a maquis forest, a beech forest and fir one. The concentrations of total Mn in the deeper mineral horizons reflected the type of patent material, but in the surface layers, the more acidic soil (in the beech forest) had the higher concentrations. This was due to the high concentrations of Mn in the standing leaves and litterfall of beech trees, which brought about high litterfall fluxes of Mn in that forest. However, the concentrations of (DTPA) available Mn was significantly higher in the soil under beech only in the 0–10 cm layer, whereas the fast decomposition of organic matter in the Mediterranean zone resulted in higher concentrations of available Mn in the Ofh soil horizon of the maquis plot. The available Mn did not correlate with soil pH. These findings mean that high concentrations of available Mn do not always entail higher uptake. The soil pH played a predominant role for the high concentrations in the vegetation of the beech forest.

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Maisto, Giulia, Anna De Marco, Angela Meola, Ludovica Sessa, and Amalia Virzo De Santo. "Nutrient dynamics in litter mixtures of four Mediterranean maquis species decomposing in situ." Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43, no. 3 (March 2011): 520–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.11.017.

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Varone, L., and L. Gratani. "Physiological response of eight Mediterranean maquis species to low air temperatures during winter." Photosynthetica 45, no. 3 (September 1, 2007): 385–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11099-007-0065-6.

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Agra, Har’el, and Gidi Ne’eman. "Quercus calliprinos regrowth advantage under grazing in Mediterranean maquis and its management implications." Forest Ecology and Management 261, no. 1 (January 2011): 143–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.09.044.

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Pasqualetti, M., M. Fonck, A. Rambelli, and B. Mulas. "Analysis of populations ofBeltrania rhombica, a mitosporic fungus, in ecosystems with Mediterranean maquis." Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 133, no. 3 (November 1999): 265–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11263509909381558.

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D'Ascoli, Rosaria, Flora A. Rutigliano, Raffaele A. De Pascale, Anna Gentile, and Amalia Virzo De Santo. "Functional diversity of the microbial community in Mediterranean maquis soils as affected by fires." International Journal of Wildland Fire 14, no. 4 (2005): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf05032.

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Fire is a disturbance in the Mediterranean region associated with frequent drought periods, and can affect the soil microbial community, which plays a fundamental role in nutrient cycling. In the present study the effect of low- and high-severity experimental fires on the soil microbial community was evaluated in an Italian Mediterranean maquis. Burned and unburned soils were compared for functional diversity, specific activities, microbial biomass, fungal mycelia and fungal fraction of microbial carbon, during the first year after fire. In the first week after fire, changes in the functional diversity were observed in burned soils, differing also between low- and high-severity fires. Respiration responses to specific organic compounds were generally lower in burned soils during the whole study period, with a percentage of changed responses from 2 to 70%. The general reduction in burned soils of the fungal fraction of microbial carbon (19–61%) and active mycelia (16–55%), together with the increase in microbial biomass carbon (29–42%) during the first 3 months after fire, suggest a larger and longer effect of fire on fungi than on bacteria. The results indicate a rapid recovery of functional diversity in soil after burning despite the persistent reduction of microbial community activity and the change in its structure.

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Gerosa, G., A. Finco, S. Mereu, R. Marzuoli, and A. Ballarin-Denti. "Interactions among vegetation and ozone, water and nitrogen fluxes in a coastal Mediterranean maquis ecosystem." Biogeosciences Discussions 6, no. 1 (January 29, 2009): 1453–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bgd-6-1453-2009.

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Abstract. Ozone, water and energy fluxes were measured over a Mediterranean maquis ecosystem from 5 May until 31 July by means of the eddy covariance technique. Additional measurements of NOx fluxes were performed by the aerodynamic gradient technique. Stomatal ozone fluxes were obtained from water fluxes by a Dry Deposition Inferential Method based on a big leaf concept. The maquis ecosystem acted as a net sink for ozone. The different water availability between late spring and summer was the major cause of the changes observed in stomatal fluxes, which decreased, together with evapotranspiration, when the season became drier. NOx concentrations were significantly dependent on the local meteorology. NOx fluxes resulted less intense than the ozone fluxes. However an average upward flux of both NO and NO2 was measured. The non-stomatal pathways of ozone deposition were investigated. A correlation of non-stomatal deposition with air humidity and, in a minor way, with NO2 fluxes was found. Ozone risk assessment was performed by comparing the exposure and the dose metrics: AOT40 (Accumulated dose over a threshold of 40 ppb) and AFst1.6 (Accumulated stomatal flux of ozone over a threshold of 1.6 nmol m−2 s−1). AOT40, both at the measurement height and at canopy height was greater than the Critical Level (5000 ppb·h) adopted by UN-ECE. Also the AFst1.6 value (12.6 mmol m−2 PLA, Projected Leaf Area) was higher than the provisional critical dose of 4 mmol m−2 PLA. The cumulated dose grew more regularly than the exposure but it showed two different growth rates in the spring and in the summer periods.

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Xofis, Panteleimon, Peter G. Buckley, Ioannis Takos, and Jonathan Mitchley. "Long Term Post-Fire Vegetation Dynamics in North-East Mediterranean Ecosystems. The Case of Mount Athos Greece." Fire 4, no. 4 (December 8, 2021): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire4040092.

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Fire is an ecological and disturbance factor with a significant historical role in shaping the landscape of fire-prone environments. Despite the large amount of literature regarding post-fire vegetation dynamics, the north-east Mediterranean region is rather underrepresented in the literature. Studies that refer to the early post fire years and long term research are rather scarce. The current study is conducted in the socially and geographically isolated peninsula of Mount Athos (Holly Mountain) in northern Greece, and it studies vegetation dynamics over a period of 30 years since the last fire. Field data were collected 11 years since the event and were used to identify the present plant communities in the area, using TWINSPAN, and the factors affecting their distribution using CART. Four Landsat (TM, ETM, OLI) images are employed for the calculation of NDVI, which was found effective in detecting the intercommunity variation in the study area, and it is used for long term monitoring. The study includes four communities, from maquis to forest which are common in the Mediterranean region covering a wide altitudinal range. The results suggest that fire affects the various communities in a different way and their recovery differs significantly. While forest communities recover quickly after fire, maintaining their composition and structure, the maquis communities may need several years before reaching the pre-fire characteristics. The dry climatic conditions of the study area are probably the reason for the slow recovery of the most fire prone communities. Given that climate change is expected to make the conditions even drier in the region, studies like this emphasize the need to adopt measures for controlling wildfires and preventing ecosystem degradation.

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Gerosa, G., A. Finco, S. Mereu, R. Marzuoli, and A. Ballarin-Denti. "Interactions among vegetation and ozone, water and nitrogen fluxes in a coastal Mediterranean maquis ecosystem." Biogeosciences 6, no. 8 (August 26, 2009): 1783–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-6-1783-2009.

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Abstract. Ozone, water and energy fluxes were measured over a Mediterranean maquis ecosystem from 5 May until 31 July 2007 by means of the eddy covariance technique. Additional measurements of NOx fluxes were performed by the aerodynamic gradient technique. Stomatal ozone fluxes were obtained from water fluxes by a Dry Deposition Inferential Method based on a big leaf concept. The maquis ecosystem acted as a net sink for ozone. The different water availability between late spring and summer was the major cause of the changes observed in stomatal fluxes, which decreased, together with evapotranspiration, when the season became drier. NOx concentrations were significantly dependent on the local meteorology. NOx fluxes resulted less intense than the ozone fluxes. However an average upward flux of both NO and NO2 was measured. The non-stomatal pathways of ozone deposition were investigated. A correlation of non-stomatal deposition with air humidity and, in a minor way, with NO2 fluxes was found. Ozone risk assessment was performed by comparing the exposure and the dose metrics: AOT40 (Accumulated dose over a threshold of 40 ppb) and AFst1.6 (Accumulated stomatal flux of ozone over a threshold of 1.6 nmol m−2 s−1). AOT40, both at the measurement height and at canopy height was greater than the Critical Level for the protection of forests and semi-natural vegetation (5000 ppb h) adopted by UN-ECE. Also the AFst1.6 value (12.6 mmol m−2 PLA, Projected Leaf Area) was higher than the provisional critical dose of 4 mmol m−2 PLA for forests. The cumulated dose showed two different growth rates in the spring and in the summer periods, while the exposure showed a more irregular behavior in both periods.

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Tozzi, Francesco Pio, Maria Laura Carranza, Ludovico Frate, and Angela Stanisci. "The impact of Acacia saligna on the composition and structure of the Mediterranean maquis." Biodiversity 22, no. 1-2 (April 3, 2021): 53–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2021.1936640.

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Mulas, M., and P. Deidda. "DOMESTICATION OF WOODY PLANTS FROM MEDITERRANEAN MAQUIS TO PROMOTE NEW CROPS FOR MOUNTAIN LANDS." Acta Horticulturae, no. 457 (July 1998): 295–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.1998.457.37.

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Fioretto, A., S. Papa, and A. Pellegrino. "Effects of fire on soil respiration, ATP content and enzyme activities in Mediterranean maquis." Applied Vegetation Science 8, no. 1 (February 24, 2005): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-109x.2005.tb00624.x.

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Gratani, L., F. Covone, and W. Larcher. "Leaf plasticity in response to light of three evergreen species of the Mediterranean maquis." Trees 20, no. 5 (June 7, 2006): 549–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-006-0070-6.

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Lillis, M., and A. Fontanella. "Comparative phenology and growth in different species of the Mediterranean maquis of central Italy." Vegetatio 99-100, no. 1 (June 1992): 83–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00118213.

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Dimitrakopoulos, A. P. "Mediterranean fuel models and potential fire behaviour in Greece." International Journal of Wildland Fire 11, no. 2 (2002): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf02018.

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The Mediterranean vegetation types of Greece were classified into typical fuel models by measuring the following fuel parameters in 181 representative natural fuel complexes: 1-h, 10-h, 100-h and 1000-h fuel loads; foliage load; litter load and depth; total fuel load; average height and soil cover of the herbaceous, small shrub (up to 0.5 m) and tall shrub (0.5-3.0 m) vegetation layers. The data set was statistically analysed by a two-stage clustering procedure that produced seven distinct fuel models: two for evergreen-sclerophyllous shrublands (maquis), one for kermes oak shrublands, two for phrygana, one for grasslands and one for the litter layer of Mediterranean pine forests. The indicative range (upper and lower limit) of potential fire behavior for every fuel model was calculated with the BEHAVE fire behavior prediction system, using as inputs the specific fuel parameter values of every model. The shrubland fuel models resulted in fires with high intensity and rate of spread, while the phrygana and grassland models in fast fires of medium to low intensity. The litter layer of the pine forests provided the least severe burning conditions.

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