Name: Evergreen Oak Woodlands’ Role in Tackling Climate Change and Preserving Mediterranean Landscapes
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Evergreen Oak Woodlands’ Role in Tackling Climate Change and Preserving Mediterranean Landscapes

Edited By: Rocco Carella

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This book explores the ecology of Mediterranean evergreen oaks, vital for biodiversity. It details Quercus calliprinos's role in combating climate change and the forest management needed to conserve crucial species like Quercus ilex and Quercus suber.

In the Mediterranean basin, one of the richest biodiversity hotspots on the planet, evergreen oak woodlands are essential elements. This book facilitates a more detailed…

In the Mediterranean basin, one of the richest biodiversity hotspots on the planet, evergreen oak woodlands are essential elements. This book facilitates a more detailed ecological understanding of Quercus calliprinos, a lesser-known Mediterranean forest species that could make an important contribution to the struggle to counteract climate change and biodiversity loss. The book also discusses two further crucial species of the Mediterranean evergreen woodlands, Quercus ilex and Quercus suber, focusing on the role of forest management in their conservation.

Rocco Carella earned a degree in forest science and then received his doctorate in landscape analysis at the University of Bari Aldo Moro’s Faculty of Agriculture, Italy. He was in charge of the Italian Forest Inventory research grant with the Forestry and Alpiculture Management Institute (ISAFA) from 2006 to 2007. As an environmental expert he has worked on several planning projects, including: the landscape and territorial regional planning of the Apulian region, the territorial planning of the Bari Province, the municipal urban planning of Bari and some other cities and villages in the Apulian region, the planning and regulation of Alta Murgia National Park. He has also been involved in conservation measures regulation for habitats and species of 2000 sites in the Apulian region. He is author of several scientific papers, books, and chapters in edited volumes on biodiversity conservation, mainly focusing on spontaneous vegetation of the Apulian region. He has provided consultancy services in the private sector, particularly in the area of environmental impact assessment.

Rocco Carella, Roubina Ghattas, Roberto Mercurio, Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay