Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal

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Main Author: Costa, Augusta
Publication Date: 2014
Other Authors: Madeira, Manuel, Santos, José Lima
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17440
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spelling Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern PortugalMediterranean climate regionevergreen oak woodlandsQuercus suberagroforestry systemsland covereucalyptus plantationsResearch ArticleMediterranean landscapes with open cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodlands have recently experienced drastic changes in southwestern Portugal. Changes in agricultural activities, the traditional driver of the economy in this region, led to new land uses, such as long-term set aside (shrublands) and eucalyptus plantations. A study was conducted on the oak woodland landscape dynamics over a 50-year period (from 1958 to 2007) in order to assess the effect of different biophysical conditions on landscape spatial changes, and to identify the resilience of lanscape composition to different disturbances (e.g., socio-economic changes and wildfires). Land use changes over two consecutive periods (1958-1995 and 1995-2007) were inferred by spatial analysis of land cover data (aerial photographs) and related to landscape physical attributes (slope and soil type). A transition matrix of four vegetation land-cover classes was obtained, allowing the assessment of the landscape composition changes bewteen the two above periods. Results showed that lansdcape in 1958 was largely occupied by open farmland, with large patches of open oak woodlands on steep slopes surrounding watercourses. Open farmland and shrubland drastically declined from 1958 to 1995, while eucalyptus plantation exhibited a dramatic expansion. Although large areas of cork oak forest turned into eucalyptus plantation, the net loss of oak forest was low and counterbalanced by its increment on former open farmland. The occurrence of a wildfire in 2003 promoted a dramatic decrease in cork oak woodlands, which mostly turned into shrubland. However, shrubland may be considered “safe sites” for ecological succession, ensuring natural cork oak regeneration and the colonisation of neighboring areasSISEFRepositório da Universidade de LisboaCosta, AugustaMadeira, ManuelSantos, José Lima2019-02-25T14:26:10Z20142014-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17440engCosta A, Madeira M, Lima Santos J, 2014. Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation? A case-study in southwestern Portugal. iForest 7: 193- 203doi: 10.3832/ifor1031-007info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-17T15:58:18Zoai:repositorio.ulisboa.pt:10400.5/17440Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T03:59:06.375479Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal
title Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal
spellingShingle Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal
Costa, Augusta
Mediterranean climate region
evergreen oak woodlands
Quercus suber
agroforestry systems
land cover
eucalyptus plantations
title_short Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal
title_full Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal
title_fullStr Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal
title_sort Is cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodland loss driven by eucalyptus plantation ? A case study in southwestern Portugal
author Costa, Augusta
author_facet Costa, Augusta
Madeira, Manuel
Santos, José Lima
author_role author
author2 Madeira, Manuel
Santos, José Lima
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Costa, Augusta
Madeira, Manuel
Santos, José Lima
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mediterranean climate region
evergreen oak woodlands
Quercus suber
agroforestry systems
land cover
eucalyptus plantations
topic Mediterranean climate region
evergreen oak woodlands
Quercus suber
agroforestry systems
land cover
eucalyptus plantations
description Research Article
publishDate 2014
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2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
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