Fire is an environmental factor naturally occurring in Mediterranean climate ecosystems. Recent fire events though are spreading over higher altitudes and geographically northern latitudes thus affecting non-mediterranean ecosystems. The knowledge of the biology of the affected species and the ecological function of the systems they consist is by far a top priority research task, fundamental for the application of integrated management plans.
The ecology of forest fires in Greece
Abstract
- Authors
- Μ. Arianoutsou
- Affiliation
- Dep. of Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, 15784 Athens e-mail: marianou@biol.uoa.gr
- Keywords
- Mediterranean Basin, fire, biodiversity, resilience, climatic change
- Proceedings
- RANGE SCIENCE AND PROTECTED AREAS – Proceedings of the 6th Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Leonidio Arcadia Peloponnesus, 2-4 October 2008 (Edited by: Konstantinos Th. Mantzanas, Vasillios P. Papanastasis)
- Congress
- RANGE SCIENCE AND PROTECTED AREAS