Sub-chapter 2.4.1. Mediterranean forests, biocultural heritage and climate change

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Gauquelin, Thierry | Michon, Geneviève | Joffre, Richard | Duponnois, Robin | Genin, Didier | Fady, Bruno | Bou Dagher, Magda | Derridj, Arezki | Slimani, Said | Badri, Wadi | Alifriqui, Mohamed | Auclair, Laurent | Simenel, Romain | Aderghal, Mohamed | Baudoin, Ezekiel | Galiana, Antoine | Prin, Yves | Sanguin, Hervé | Fernandez, Catherine | Baldy, Virginie

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Mediterranean forests, unique ecosystems?A Mediterranean forest is defined as a forest growing under a Mediterranean climate characterized by a marked rainfall deficit in summer that causes the vegetation stress (Gauquelin 2011). Forests in the Mediterranean basin cover more than 48.2 million ha of which 35 million are located in southern Europe, 8.8 million ha in the Middle East and 4.4 million ha in North Africa (adapted from Quézel and Médail 2003; Fady and Médail 2004). The seasonality of air...

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