Abstract:<p>Land abandonment is outstanding as one of the main causes of soil degradation in Mediterranean mid-mountains. This process is closely linked to the rural exodus that took place in the middle of the last century, that led to the activation of natural revegetation mechanisms and massive shrub encroachment. Consequently, several ecosystem disservices have been identified, such as homogenization of landscape, loss of biological and cultural diversity, decrease in water-human-consume resources, red… Show more
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