000121168 001__ 121168 000121168 005__ 20240319081015.0 000121168 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106538 000121168 0248_ $$2sideral$$a131807 000121168 037__ $$aART-2022-131807 000121168 041__ $$aeng 000121168 100__ $$aVicente, Eduardo 000121168 245__ $$aAssessing the effects of nurse shrubs, sink patches and plant water-use strategies for the establishment of late-successional tree seedlings in Mediterranean reclaimed mining hillslopes 000121168 260__ $$c2022 000121168 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000121168 5203_ $$aThe use of ecohydrologically suitable microsites, such as sink patches (i.e. zones intercepting and infiltrating runoff) and nurse shrubs, have largely been proposed as tools to improve the establishment of late-successional trees in Mediterranean reclaimed landscapes. Nonetheless, this technique needs to be accurately tested along with the influence of seedling water-use strategy. To that purpose, we monitored the short- and mid-term (i.e. 4 and 8 years, respectively) influence of sink patches and nurse shrubs (Genista scorpius) on seedlings of two species with contrasted water-use strategies, Pinus nigra, a more drought avoider and isohydric species, and Quercus ilex, a more drought tolerant and anisohydric species. In the short term, G. scorpius shrubs enhanced the establishment of seedlings planted in shaded spots under its canopy. This positive interaction was more relevant for Q. ilex in drier years, while P. nigra was more facilitated in wetter years. Sink patches ameliorated the survival of both species, but only promoted greater growth during wetter years. P. nigra seedlings showed a high sensitivity to precipitation reduction. Their survival and growth were strongly constrained in dry years, resulting in a very high cumulative mortality at the end of the 8-year study period regardless of the microsite the seedlings were planted in. Q. ilex showed better seedling performance than P. nigra in the mid-term, keeping also the positive effects of suitable microsites on plant survival in the mid-term, after 8 years of plantation. Our results support the use of suitable microsites that ameliorate ecohydrological conditions as key spots for enhancing ecological succession in reclaimed mining sites, particularly the use of G. scorpius as nurse shrub for improving Q. ilex seedling establishment and growth. Our results also suggest that seedling functional strategy to cope with drought is a critical factor conditioning the overall plantation performance in the mid-term. Thus, seedling water-use strategy should constitute a key species selection criteria in future restoration programs focused on Mediterranean ecosystems, especially under climate change. 000121168 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/CGL2010-21754-C02-02$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2015-69773-C2-1-P 000121168 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000121168 590__ $$a3.8$$b2022 000121168 592__ $$a0.946$$b2022 000121168 591__ $$aECOLOGY$$b48 / 171 = 0.281$$c2022$$dQ2$$eT1 000121168 593__ $$aEnvironmental Engineering$$c2022$$dQ1 000121168 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b119 / 275 = 0.433$$c2022$$dQ2$$eT2 000121168 593__ $$aNature and Landscape Conservation$$c2022$$dQ1 000121168 591__ $$aENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL$$b34 / 55 = 0.618$$c2022$$dQ3$$eT2 000121168 593__ $$aManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law$$c2022$$dQ1 000121168 594__ $$a7.6$$b2022 000121168 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000121168 700__ $$aMoreno-de las Heras, Mariano 000121168 700__ $$aMerino-Martín, Luis 000121168 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6514-3641$$aNicolau, José Manuel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000121168 700__ $$aEspigares, Tíscar 000121168 7102_ $$15011$$2220$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural$$cÁrea Ecología 000121168 773__ $$g176 (2022), 106538 [12 pp.]$$pEcol. eng.$$tEcological Engineering$$x0925-8574 000121168 8564_ $$s4680533$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121168/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000121168 8564_ $$s2328747$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121168/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000121168 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:121168$$particulos$$pdriver 000121168 951__ $$a2024-03-18-15:34:21 000121168 980__ $$aARTICLE