Fire history and treeline elevation in the Apennines: insights from pedo-anthracological analysis on Monte Cervati, Southern Italy
Historical fire events likely played a crucial role in shaping the current treeline structure by eliminating the arboreal component and promoting the establishment of a predominantly herbaceous landscape. These findings suggest that fire disturbances have long-term effects on treeline dynamics, potentially contributing to the treeline depression observed in the Apennines today.
Authors
- Giuliano Bonanomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1831-4361)
- Gianluigi Mauriello
- Luigi Di Costanzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4795-2573)
- Giuseppina Iacomino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5206-4629)
- Mohamed Idbella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6303-3737)
- Riccardo Motti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5170-2104)
- Emilia Allevato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-1027)
- Adriano Stinca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8275-0184)
- Mohamed Rida Abelouah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-9356)
- F. Bellucci
- G. Amoroso
- Alfredo Nicastri
Institutions
- University of Salerno (IT)
- Institute of Food Science (IT)
- Aquatic Systems (United States) (US)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (MA)
- Department of Agricultural Sciences (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1617687
- Primary Topic
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00