Special Issue "Trends in (Urban) Forestry and Landscape Ecology under Climate Changes"

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Landscape Ecology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 4 August 2023 | Viewed by 657

Special Issue Editors

MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: landscape architecture; geobotany; biogeography; management; nature conservation
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MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, University of Evora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: ecology of ecosystems; Mediterranean forest - dynamics and vitality
MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Department of Landscape, Environment and Planning, School of Science and Technology, University of Evora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: flora; geobotany; management of natural plant heritage; natural and seminatural habitats; vegetation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The climatic evolution of the last few decades has forced the adaptation and redefinition of development patterns and territorial management at a global level. The impact of these changes is primarily felt by landscape managers, namely farmers and foresters, who must readjust their investments in order to ensure the greater resilience of their crops in the face of climate change. On the other hand, the consequences of this crisis, as well as changes aggravated by anthropic action, have also significantly altered ecosystems.

With this in mind, there is a growing interest in new approaches to land management and landscape planning aiming to improve scientific knowledge around this topic and the quality of life of citizens. Thus, innovative methods supported by field studies and computational approaches that promote effective management of the landscape are urgently needed. With this aim in mind, this Special Issue welcomes the submission of papers concerning modeling, remote sensing, landscape planning, decision support tools, the fundamental science of vegetation and specific case studies that cover different territories, spatial and temporal scales.

Both original research articles and reviews will be considered. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Landscape resilience;
  • Forest production and management;
  • Adaptation of agricultural crops;
  • Geobotany-based approaches;
  • Interactions between city and countryside;
  • Quality of urban life;
  • Labor migration.

If you would like feedback before submitting your final work, please submit your proposed titles and abstracts (250 words) to the guest editors by 15th October 2022 at [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Mauro André Maurício Raposo
Dr. Constança Camilo Alves
Prof. Dr. Carlos Pinto-Gomes
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • adaptation
  • bioclimatology
  • biogeography
  • landscape planning
  • management methods
  • public policies
  • resilience

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Phenological Flowering Patterns of Woody Plants in the Function of Landscape Design: Case Study Belgrade
Land 2023, 12(3), 706; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030706 - 18 Mar 2023
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The study focuses on describing key events in the flowering phenophases of woody taxa that promote practical landscape sustainability and design planning. Apart from the beginning of flowering, the full development and the duration of phenophases are important for landscape architecture, consumers, and [...] Read more.
The study focuses on describing key events in the flowering phenophases of woody taxa that promote practical landscape sustainability and design planning. Apart from the beginning of flowering, the full development and the duration of phenophases are important for landscape architecture, consumers, and pollination. The phenological patterns of 13 woody taxa were monitored for 16 years through 90,860 phenological observations from the BBCH scale for the period 2007–2022. Growing degree days were determined by combining phenological and climatic data and a linear trend was used to assess phenophase tendencies. Mann–Kendall and Sen’s slope tests and Spearman’s correlation coefficient were used to assess statistical significance. Shifts in flowering indicated warming trends, reflecting various changes in phenology. Early flowering taxa were affected the most, but plants shifted phenophases in both directions (earlier and later in the year). Repeated flowering (and occasionally fruiting) and even third flowering, as seen in 2022, can significantly affect biodiversity and lead to plant–pollinator asynchrony and changes in ecosystem functioning, ecological interaction, and landscape design. A list of native and introduced taxa and their adaptation mechanisms to climate change are provided and can be used for sustainable landscape design and nature-based solutions in landscape architecture. Full article
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