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Life+ SUBER: Integrative management for an improved adaptation of cork oak forests to climate change (Life+ SUBER)
Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2018,
Background
Cork oak (Quercus suber) forests are listed in the European Unionâs Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) as an important habitat for conservation. This (Annex I-listed) West-Mediterranean habitat grows over approximately 20 000 km2 in the EU â with 65% found mainly in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy.
Climate change and cork p ...
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Life+ Cost-efficient integration of megafire prevention into forest management in the Mediterranean (LIFE+ DEMORGEST)
Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2017,
Background
Forest fires are the greatest natural threat to the forests of southern Europe. Although fire is an intrinsic disturbance to Mediterranean forests, the abandonment of rural areas, along with measures to eradicate certain species, has led to increased forest cover and biomass undergrowth. These developments are responsible for the emergence of s ...
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