000130231 001__ 130231 000130231 005__ 20241125101159.0 000130231 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165887 000130231 0248_ $$2sideral$$a134755 000130231 037__ $$aART-2023-134755 000130231 041__ $$aeng 000130231 100__ $$aMoreno-de-las-Heras, M. 000130231 245__ $$aDrought conditions, aridity and forest structure control the responses of Iberian holm oak woodlands to extreme droughts: A large-scale remote-sensing exploration in eastern Spain 000130231 260__ $$c2023 000130231 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000130231 5203_ $$aUnderstanding how Mediterranean forests respond to the increasing frequency of extreme droughts and forest densification is crucial for effective land management in the present context of climate change and land abandonment. We study the responses of Iberian holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) woodlands to recent extreme droughts during 2000–2019 along broad gradients of climate aridity and forest structure. To this purpose, we apply large-scale remote-sensing using MODIS EVI as a primary production proxy in 5274 Q. ilex sites distributed within a 100,000 km2 region in eastern Spain. These woodlands were extensively affected by two extreme drought events in 2005 and 2012. Resistance, assessed as the capacity of the ecosystems to maintain primary production during drought, was significantly lower for semi-arid than for sub-humid and dry-transition conditions. Holm oak woodlands located in semi-arid areas of the region showed also poorer resilience to drought, characterized by low capacity to fully recover to their pre-drought production levels. Further, drought intensity and both pre- and post-drought hydric conditions controlled the variations of resistance, recovery and resilience between the two analyzed extreme drought events. Drought effects were particularly negative for dense Q. ilex stands under semi-arid climate conditions, where strong competition for scarce water resources reduced drought resistance. The observed drought vulnerability of semi-arid holm oak woodlands may affect the long-term stability of these dry forests. Adaptive management strategies, such as selective forest thinning, may be useful for improving drought responses in these more vulnerable semi-arid woodlands. Conversely, natural rewilding may more appropriately guide management actions for more humid areas, where densely developed Q. ilex woodlands show in general a high ability to maintain ecosystem primary production during drought. 000130231 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIU-ERDF/RTI2018-095037-B-I00 000130231 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc-nd$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 000130231 590__ $$a8.2$$b2023 000130231 592__ $$a1.998$$b2023 000130231 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b31 / 358 = 0.087$$c2023$$dQ1$$eT1 000130231 593__ $$aEnvironmental Chemistry$$c2023$$dQ1 000130231 593__ $$aWaste Management and Disposal$$c2023$$dQ1 000130231 593__ $$aPollution$$c2023$$dQ1 000130231 593__ $$aEnvironmental Engineering$$c2023$$dQ1 000130231 594__ $$a17.6$$b2023 000130231 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000130231 700__ $$aBochet, E. 000130231 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2892-518X$$aVicente-Serrano, S.M. 000130231 700__ $$aEspigares, T. 000130231 700__ $$aMolina, M.J. 000130231 700__ $$aMonleón, V. 000130231 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6514-3641$$aNicolau, J.M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000130231 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7037-4970$$aTormo, J.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000130231 700__ $$aGarcía-Fayos, P. 000130231 7102_ $$15011$$2220$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural$$cÁrea Ecología 000130231 773__ $$g901 (2023), 165887 [13 pp.]$$pSci. total environ.$$tSCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT$$x0048-9697 000130231 8564_ $$s1481503$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130231/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint$$zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 000130231 8564_ $$s1023072$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130231/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint$$zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 000130231 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:130231$$particulos$$pdriver 000130231 951__ $$a2024-11-22-12:10:38 000130231 980__ $$aARTICLE