@article{fdi:010072697,
  title = {{M}editerranean forests, land use and climate change : a social-ecological perspective},
  author = {{G}auquelin, {T}. and {M}ichon, {G}enevi{\`e}ve and {J}offre, {R}. and {D}uponnois, {R}obin and {G}{\'e}nin, {D}idier and {F}ady, {B}. and {D}agher-{K}harrat, {M}. {B}. and {D}erridj, {A}. and {S}limani, {S}. and {B}adri, {W}. and {A}lifriqui, {M}. and {A}uclair, {L}aurent and {S}imenel, {R}omain and {A}derghal, {M}. and {B}audoin, {E}z{\'e}kiel and {G}aliana, {A}. and {P}rin, {Y}. and {S}anguin, {H}. and {F}ernandez, {C}. and {B}aldy, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}editerranean forests are found in the {M}editerranean basin, {C}alifornia, the {S}outh {A}frican {C}ape {P}rovince, {S}outh and southwestern {A}ustralia and parts of {C}entral {C}hile. {T}hey represent 1.8 % of the world forest areas of which the vast majority is found in the {M}editerranean basin, where historical and paleogeographic episodes, long-term human influence and geographical and climatic contrasts have created ecosystemic diversity and heterogeneity. {E}ven if evergreen is dominant, deciduous trees are also represented, with different forest types including dense stands with a closed canopy (forests sensu stricto) and pre-forestal or pre-steppic structures with lower trees density and height. {T}he {M}editerranean basin is also a hot spot of forest species and genetic diversity, with 290 woody species versus only 135 for non-{M}editerranean {E}urope. {H}owever, the characteristics of the {M}editerranean area (long-standing anthropogenic pressure, significant current human activity and broad biodiversity) make it one of the world's regions most threatened by current changes. {F}our examples of {M}editerranean forest types, present in south and north of the {M}editerranean basin and more or less threatened, are developed in order to show that linking "hard sciences" and humanities and social sciences is necessary to understand these complex ecosystems. {W}e show also that these forests, in spite of specific climatic constraints, can also be healthy and productive and play a major ecological and social role. {F}urthermore, even if the current human activity and global change constitute a risk for these exceptional ecosystems, {M}editerranean forests represent a great asset and opportunities for the future of the {M}editerranean basin.},
  keywords = {{M}editerranean basin ; {F}orest ; {Q}uercus ; {P}inus ; {J}uniperus ; {B}iodiversity ; {F}unctioning ; {S}ustainability ; {S}ocio-ecological systems ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {{M}editerranean land surfaces under global change : towards a roadmap for sustainable land use in {E}urope},
  journal = {{R}egional {E}nvironmental {C}hange},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {623--636},
  ISSN = {1436-3798},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10113-016-0994-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072697},
}