Human-environmental interaction with extreme hydrological events and climate change scenarios as background

Sánchez-García, Carlos; Francos, Marcos

doi:10.1016/j.geosus.2022.08.002

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“…Forest fires are also part of increasingly common natural hazards as a consequence of climate change [8]. The rise in temperature and variation in precipitation patterns create ideal conditions for the development of large forest fires [9].…”

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How Mediterranean Ecosystem Deals with Wildfire Impact on Soil Ecosystem Services and Functions: A Review

Francos,

Colino-Prieto,

Sánchez-García

2024

Land

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Wildfires are a common phenomenon in Mediterranean environments. This study seeks to synthesize the main results of existing studies from the last decade on this topic and to highlight the need for managing soil impacted by wildfires in the Mediterranean environment. Researchers have found that the impact of fire during a forest fire on the soil, and the subsequent consequences on soil ecosystem services and functions, is great and produces negative consequences for the soil. The physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil have been extensively analyzed, and a very high number of studies during the last ten years have been performed on different study areas with a common component: the Mediterranean ecosystem. However, the effects of these fires on the multifunctionality of the soil itself, ecosystem services, and soil functionality, which they provide to humans, have not. It is therefore essential to know the impact of fires in a fire-prone ecosystem such as the Mediterranean one on the soil and how these services and functions are affected. In this way, the decision can be taken to carry out restoration measures, especially after very severe forest fires and if the recurrence is high. This conclusion is even more important in the context of global change in which more severe and recurrent fires are expected, and therefore actions to be considered are expected to be more necessary to avoid land degradation, as many of the studies compiled here have shown.

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“…Climate change: Climate change tends to desynchronize fires from traditional periods and increases the areas where fires occur, spreading to places where they were not as common [8].…”

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How Mediterranean Ecosystem Deals with Wildfire Impact on Soil Ecosystem Services and Functions: A Review

Francos,

Colino-Prieto,

Sánchez-García

2024

Land

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“…In Europe, for instance, several studies on extreme hydrological events have indicated a smaller number of floods in the last century, but more severe, and more unprecedented, summer droughts [3,4]. Thus, adaptation to these changes in climate will be vital economically, socially and culturally, not only from an environmental perspective, but in terms of setting political strategies [5].…”

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Modeling Hydrological Responses to Land Use Change in Sejnane Watershed, Northern Tunisia

Mosbahi

Kassouk

Benabdallah

et al. 2023

Water

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Land use change is a crucial driving factor in hydrological processes. Understanding its long-term dynamics is essential for sustainable water resources management. This study sought to quantify and analyze land use change between 1985 and 2021 and its impacts on the hydrology of the Sejnane watershed, northern Tunisia. Remote sensing and a SWAT model using the SUFI-2 algorithm to identify the most sensitive parameters were used to achieve this objective. Land use maps were developed for 1985, 2001 and 2021. For the last 37 years, the watershed experienced a slight decrease in forest, scrubland and forage crops, a significant reduction in grassland, and a conspicuous expansion of olive trees and vegetable crops. Given the scarcity of observed discharge data, a SWAT model was calibrated for the period 1997–2010 and validated for 2011–2019. Model performance was good for both calibration (NSE = 0.78, PBIAS = −6.6 and R2 = 0.85) and validation (NSE = 0.70, PBIAS = −29.2 and R2 = 0.81). Changes in land use strongly affected the water balance components. Surface runoff and percolation were the most influenced, showing an increase in runoff and a decrease in percolation by 15.5% and 13.8%, respectively. The results revealed that the construction of the Sejnane dam, the extension of irrigated perimeters and olive tree plantations were the major contributors to changes in hydrology.

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The Role of Floods in Urban Environments

Sánchez-García,

Francos

2024

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Human-environmental interaction with extreme hydrological events and climate change scenarios as background

Cited by 9 publications

References 72 publications

How Mediterranean Ecosystem Deals with Wildfire Impact on Soil Ecosystem Services and Functions: A Review

How Mediterranean Ecosystem Deals with Wildfire Impact on Soil Ecosystem Services and Functions: A Review

Modeling Hydrological Responses to Land Use Change in Sejnane Watershed, Northern Tunisia

The Role of Floods in Urban Environments

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