Vol. 35 No. 1 (2026): Ecology of rural depopulation

Ecología del despoblamiento rural
Ecology of rural depopulation

Coordinadora / Coordinator: Mercedes Molina-Morales
Editores / Editors: Francisco Lloret y Adrián Escudero

Portada / Cover: Cambio en el paisaje vegetal en Collbató (Montserrat, Barcelona) desde principios del siglo XX. / Change in the vegetation landscape in Collbató (Montserrat, Barcelona) since early XX^th century.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7818/ECOS.2026.35-1

Published: 26-03-2026

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Francisco Lloret, Adrián Escudero

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Characterization of multi-trophic biodiversity associated with the renaturalization of abandoned rural areas

Hugo Saiz, Alba Romero-del Moral, Silvia Roy, José Daniel Anadón, Lidya de la Cruz, Violeta Lalmolda, Clara Castellano

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The effect of restoration of rural depopulated villages on ecosystem services

Daniel Bruno, María R. Felipe-Lucía, Belinda Gallardo, Sara Palacio, David Moret-Fernández, Jesús Martínez-Padilla, Miguel Sevilla-Callejo, Raquel Charte-Gascón, José M. Igual, Angel Valverde, Pablo Tejero, José Manuel Nicolau, Ramón Reiné, Lucía Ayuso, Paula Bautista, Alvaro Berzosa, C. Guillermo Bueno, Clara Castellano, Paz Errea, Alberto Pastoriza, Alicia Pérez-Lagares, Olatz Fernández, Carlos Camacho, Benito P. Vispo, Uxue Calderón-Gortazar, Carlos Molina-Martín, Alba López, David Cenalmor, Juan J. Jiménez

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Biomass carbon stock in CAP afforestation on abandoned agricultural land in continental Mediterranean environments

Lucas Díez-de la Macorra, Jose María Rey-Benayas, Alba García-Pose, Amaia Vieco-Martínez , Loreto Martínez-Baroja, Juan Oliet-Palá

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Effects of extensive livestock abandonment on the structure and composition of vertebrate scavenger assemblages

Rocío R. Daza, Pablo Acebes, Juan J Oñate, Javier Viñuela, Juan Carlos Blanco, Pedro P Olea

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Assessing early predictions about threatened terrestrial vertebrates in Spain in relation to the socio-economic changes of the last 50 years

Nicolás Ron-Arroyo, Daniel Oro, Alejandro Martínez-Abraín

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Traditional ditches of Sierra Nevada (Spain): a socio-ecological infrastructure for the conservation of multifunctional landscapes

Javier Cabello, Jesús J. Casas, Montserrat Escudero-Clares, José María Martín-Civantos, Sergio Martos-Rosillo, Manuel Pacheco-Romero, María J. Salinas-Bonillo

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Rethinking the role of small rural orchards

María Martín-Moreno, Elena D. Concepción, Cristina Herrero-Jauregui

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Rural areas as biocultural diversity refugia: examples of cultural landscapes from South of Spain

Cristina Quintas-Soriano, Juan Miguel Requena-Mullor, María D. López-Rodríguez, Enrica Garau, Carmen López-Zayas, Ana Isabel Latorre-Andrés, Caterina Recalde, Irene Otamendi-Urroz, Daniela Alba-Patiño, Youssrra El Ghafraoui, Antonio J. Castro

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Do demographic dynamics explain recent changes in land uses in northwest Spain?

Lucía García-Candanedo, Susana Suárez-Seoane, Daniel Pfitzer-López, Mario Quevedo, José V Roces-Díaz

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Implications of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on natural systems and rural depopulation in Spain

Gemma María Clemente Orta, Laura González Pulido, Juan Flores Olivos, Petra Benyei, Daniel López García, Sara Palomo Hierro, Almudena Gómez Ramos, Soledad Cuevas García Dorado, José L. Gabriel, Alberto Lázaro López, Tomás García Azcárate, Mario Diaz

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Rural exodus: an opportunity for rewilding or a challenge for ecological restoration?

James Aronson, Ignacio Mola, Daniel R Pérez

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Biocultural diversity analysis for the diagnosis and mitigation of rural abandonment

Cristina Quintas-Soriano, Juan Miguel Requena Mullor, Enrica Garau, Antonio J. Castro

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Dasometric characterisation and vascular plant diversity in wild olive forests on the island of Menorca along a maturity gradient

Marc Pons Sintes

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Taxonomic diversity and species richness of birds in the wetlands of the Peruvian coast

Fernanda Cherres, César Arana, Héctor Aponte

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Ecophysiology of reptiles in a changing world: integrating functional responses to climate and land use change

Francisco J. Muñoz-Nolasco, Víctor L. Barradas, Andrés García, Fausto R. Méndez-de la Cruz

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Modeling vegetation complexity through remote sensing: key concepts and alternative approaches

Daniel Chávez, Jonathan V. Solórzano, Jorge A. Meave

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A data set of vascular epiphytes of Colombia: the importance of biological records

Ana María Benavides, Daihana Arango, Maria Judith Carmona-Higuita, Alejandra Vasco, Weston Testo, Michael Sundue, Susana Vega-Betancur

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Exploring the limits of Norway Spruce: Presence/absence data at the species' southernmost edge

Kalliopi Giannakoglou, Georgios Michailidis, Alexandros Tsiridis, Ioannis Aptoglou, Michail Karatzoglou, Alexandros Galanidis, Vasileios Giannakopoulos, Nikos Nanos

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Book review: “Fauna de Canarias PROTEGIDA” by Luis Herrera Mesa, 2026

Javier Alba-Tercedor

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Ecosistemas’ next steps for an open, inclusive, and universal science

Laura Hernandez-Mateo, Mar Sobral, Mecedes Molina-Morales, Ignasi Bartomeus, Leyre Jiménez-Eguizábal, Lucía Alarcón-Ríos, Julen Astigarraga, Cristina C. Bastias, Raquel Benavides, Carolina Bravo, Pablo Castro Sanchez-Bermejo, Gemma Clemente-Orta, Verónica Cruz-Alonso, Jorge Curiel Yuste, Andrea Galmán, David Garcia-Callejas, Jorge Garrido-Bautista, Jorge Isla, Gissell Lacerot, Yosune Miquelajauregui, Daniel Montagud, Pablo Palencia, Susana Pallarés, Antonio J. Pérez-Luque, Néstor Pérez-Méndez, Sara Pineda-Zapata, Juan M. Rubiales, Xavier Serra-Maluquer, Alicia Valdés, Jesús Villellas

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Guest editorial

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Research articles

Characterization of multi-trophic biodiversity associated with the renaturalization of abandoned rural areas

The effect of restoration of rural depopulated villages on ecosystem services

Biomass carbon stock in CAP afforestation on abandoned agricultural land in continental Mediterranean environments

Effects of extensive livestock abandonment on the structure and composition of vertebrate scavenger assemblages

Assessing early predictions about threatened terrestrial vertebrates in Spain in relation to the socio-economic changes of the last 50 years

Traditional ditches of Sierra Nevada (Spain): a socio-ecological infrastructure for the conservation of multifunctional landscapes

Rethinking the role of small rural orchards

Rural areas as biocultural diversity refugia: examples of cultural landscapes from South of Spain

Do demographic dynamics explain recent changes in land uses in northwest Spain?

Review articles

Implications of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on natural systems and rural depopulation in Spain

Rural exodus: an opportunity for rewilding or a challenge for ecological restoration?

Biocultural diversity analysis for the diagnosis and mitigation of rural abandonment

Other contents

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Research article

Dasometric characterisation and vascular plant diversity in wild olive forests on the island of Menorca along a maturity gradient

Taxonomic diversity and species richness of birds in the wetlands of the Peruvian coast

Review articles

Ecophysiology of reptiles in a changing world: integrating functional responses to climate and land use change

Modeling vegetation complexity through remote sensing: key concepts and alternative approaches

Others-Data articles

A data set of vascular epiphytes of Colombia: the importance of biological records

Exploring the limits of Norway Spruce: Presence/absence data at the species' southernmost edge

Notes

Book review: “Fauna de Canarias PROTEGIDA” by Luis Herrera Mesa, 2026

Editorial

Ecosistemas’ next steps for an open, inclusive, and universal science