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Vassilis Detsis
Department of Economics and Sustainable Development, Harokopio University, Venizelou 70, 17676 Athens, Greece

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Published: 25 June 2021 in Animals
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Animal Welfare Attitudes (AWA) are defined as human attitudes towards the welfare of animals in different dimensions and settings. Demographic factors, such as age and gender are associated with AWA. The aim of this study was to assess gender differences among university students in a large convenience sample from twenty-two nations in AWA. A total of 7914 people participated in the study (5155 women, 2711 men, 48 diverse). Participants completed a questionnaire that collected demographic data, typical diet and responses to the Composite Respect for Animals Scale Short version (CRAS-S). In addition, we used a measure of gender empowerment from the Human Development Report. The largest variance in AWA was explained by diet, followed by country and gender. In terms of diet, 6385 participants reported to be omnivores, 296 as pescatarian, 637 ate a vegetarian diet and 434 were vegans (n = 162 without answer). Diet was related with CRAS-S scores; people with a vegan diet scored higher in AWA than omnivores. Women scored significantly higher on AWA than men. Furthermore, gender differences in AWA increased as gender inequality decreased.

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Christoph Randler; Ana Adan; Maria-Mihaela Antofie; Arturo Arrona-Palacios; Manecas Candido; Jelle Boeve-De Pauw; Priti Chandrakar; Eda Demirhan; Vassilis Detsis; Lee Di Milia; Jana Fančovičová; Niklas Gericke; Prasun Haldar; Zeinab Heidari; Konrad Jankowski; Juhani Lehto; Ryan Lundell-Creagh; William Medina-Jerez; Adrian Meule; Taciano L. Milfont; Mireia Orgilés; Alexandra Morales; Vincenzo Natale; Xóchitl Ortiz-Jiménez; Babita Pande; Timo Partonen; Atanu Pati; Pavol Prokop; Arash Rahafar; Martin Scheuch; Subhashis Sahu; Iztok Tomažič; Lorenzo Tonetti; Pablo Vallejo Medina; Peter van Petegem; Alejandro Vargas; Christian Vollmer. Animal Welfare Attitudes: Effects of Gender and Diet in University Samples from 22 Countries. Animals 2021, 11, 1893 .

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Christoph Randler, Ana Adan, Maria-Mihaela Antofie, Arturo Arrona-Palacios, Manecas Candido, Jelle Boeve-De Pauw, Priti Chandrakar, Eda Demirhan, Vassilis Detsis, Lee Di Milia, Jana Fančovičová, Niklas Gericke, Prasun Haldar, Zeinab Heidari, Konrad Jankowski, Juhani Lehto, Ryan Lundell-Creagh, William Medina-Jerez, Adrian Meule, Taciano L. Milfont, Mireia Orgilés, Alexandra Morales, Vincenzo Natale, Xóchitl Ortiz-Jiménez, Babita Pande, Timo Partonen, Atanu Pati, Pavol Prokop, Arash Rahafar, Martin Scheuch, Subhashis Sahu, Iztok Tomažič, Lorenzo Tonetti, Pablo Vallejo Medina, Peter van Petegem, Alejandro Vargas, Christian Vollmer. Animal Welfare Attitudes: Effects of Gender and Diet in University Samples from 22 Countries. Animals. 2021; 11 (7):1893.

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Christoph Randler; Ana Adan; Maria-Mihaela Antofie; Arturo Arrona-Palacios; Manecas Candido; Jelle Boeve-De Pauw; Priti Chandrakar; Eda Demirhan; Vassilis Detsis; Lee Di Milia; Jana Fančovičová; Niklas Gericke; Prasun Haldar; Zeinab Heidari; Konrad Jankowski; Juhani Lehto; Ryan Lundell-Creagh; William Medina-Jerez; Adrian Meule; Taciano L. Milfont; Mireia Orgilés; Alexandra Morales; Vincenzo Natale; Xóchitl Ortiz-Jiménez; Babita Pande; Timo Partonen; Atanu Pati; Pavol Prokop; Arash Rahafar; Martin Scheuch; Subhashis Sahu; Iztok Tomažič; Lorenzo Tonetti; Pablo Vallejo Medina; Peter van Petegem; Alejandro Vargas; Christian Vollmer. 2021. "Animal Welfare Attitudes: Effects of Gender and Diet in University Samples from 22 Countries." Animals 11, no. 7: 1893.

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Published: 28 March 2020 in Land
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Forests in the montane-Mediterranean zone have only recently began to be affected by wildfires, therefore the knowledge necessary for restoration projects is missing. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of factors related to seedling attributes, weather conditions and site suitability on seedling performance. The characterisation of sites was based on bedrock and soil clay content as well as pre-fire vegetation. Apical growth and survival of seedlings was monitored for four years in Parnitha National Park. The parameters of a linear mixed model were estimated using annual apical growth of seedlings surviving in the end of the study as the dependent variable and type of site, rainfall, initial seedling height and age as explanatory ones. A quantile regression model using all the data available was estimated for each year of study, taking into account only initial height and site type as well as a logistic regression model of survival. The findings indicate that the growth of Greek fir seedlings depends on May rainfall mediated by soil clay content, which in turn depends on bedrock, which is consistent with the “inverse texture hypothesis”. Sites with low soil clay content were always more beneficial for survival, which was stronger affected by summer–autumn rainfall. In both contexts, drought stress due to soil clay content fades with increasing age. Sites that were not fir dominated prior to fire proved unsuitable also for planting fir seedlings. A minor part of the observed variability could be associated with the initial height of seedlings, especially for seedlings showing high rates of apical growth.

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Vassilis Detsis; Georgios Efthimiou; Olga Theodoropoulou; Stavroula Siorokou. Determination of the Environmental Factors that Affect the Growth and Survival of Greek Fir Seedlings. Land 2020, 9, 100 .

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Vassilis Detsis, Georgios Efthimiou, Olga Theodoropoulou, Stavroula Siorokou. Determination of the Environmental Factors that Affect the Growth and Survival of Greek Fir Seedlings. Land. 2020; 9 (4):100.

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Vassilis Detsis; Georgios Efthimiou; Olga Theodoropoulou; Stavroula Siorokou. 2020. "Determination of the Environmental Factors that Affect the Growth and Survival of Greek Fir Seedlings." Land 9, no. 4: 100.

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Published: 27 February 2020 in Ecological Modelling
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Mediterranean islands are widely recognized as biodiversity hotspots, with a long history of human activities shaping multi-functional landscapes. Socioeconomic and environmental factors are among the most important factors driving the creation of diverse landscapes, with a high supply of ecosystem services (ES). However, these factors, along with climate change, could also have irreversible consequences on local ecosystems. Thus, this study aimed to reveal the importance of socio-ecological factors in shaping ES bundles to manage natural resources efficiently and enhance human well-being. Using the Ionian Islands as a case study, we explored the relationships among multiple ES, including their supply and demand indicators. We identified bundles of ES to distinguish regions in which supply and demand exhibit different characteristics. An ensemble machine learning method (Random Forest - RF) was used to identify the most important socio-ecological variables out of 17 tested that contribute to ES bundles. Our results produced five bundles of ES supply and six bundles of ES demand. The most important variables for the distribution of ES supply bundles were landscape heterogeneity, elevation, slope, landscape connectivity, and population. In comparison, variables representing elevation, slope, and population were among the most important variables contributing to ES demand bundles. RF exhibited both good classification and predictability, which was supported by the accuracy measures. Our findings demonstrated that research on ES should account for underlying socio-ecological drivers that influence the supply and demand of ES to improve our understanding of the possible impacts of future management decisions regarding the diverse Mediterranean landscapes of the Ionian Islands.

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Roxanne Suzette Lorilla; Konstantinos Poirazidis; Vassilis Detsis; Stamatis Kalogirou; Christos Chalkias. Socio-ecological determinants of multiple ecosystem services on the Mediterranean landscapes of the Ionian Islands (Greece). Ecological Modelling 2020, 422, 108994 .

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Roxanne Suzette Lorilla, Konstantinos Poirazidis, Vassilis Detsis, Stamatis Kalogirou, Christos Chalkias. Socio-ecological determinants of multiple ecosystem services on the Mediterranean landscapes of the Ionian Islands (Greece). Ecological Modelling. 2020; 422 ():108994.

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Roxanne Suzette Lorilla; Konstantinos Poirazidis; Vassilis Detsis; Stamatis Kalogirou; Christos Chalkias. 2020. "Socio-ecological determinants of multiple ecosystem services on the Mediterranean landscapes of the Ionian Islands (Greece)." Ecological Modelling 422, no. : 108994.

Journal article
Published: 14 September 2018 in Sustainability
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To manage multiple ecosystem services (ES) effectively, it is essential to understand how the dynamics of ES maintain healthy ecosystems to avoid potential negative impacts on human well-being in the context of sustainable development. In particular, the Ionian Islands in the central Mediterranean are characterized by high natural, ecological, and recreational value; however, the intensification of human activities over time has resulted in the loss of natural ecosystems, which might have negatively impacted ES. Here, we aimed to assess and understand the spatiotemporal dynamics of ES supply and how these components interact across the Ionian Islands to optimize future ES provision and mitigate current trade-offs. We quantified multiple ecosystem services and analyzed their interactions at a temporal scale across the four prefectures of the Ionian Islands. Seven ES were quantified covering all three ES sections (provisioning, regulating and maintenance, and cultural) of the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES). ES interactions were investigated by analyzing ES relationships, identifying ES bundles (sets of ES that repeatedly occur together across space and time), and specifying ES occurrence within bundles. The three ES groups exhibited similar patterns on some islands, but differed on islands with areas of high recreation in parallel to low provisioning and regulating ES. Temporal variations showed both stability and changes to the supply of ES, as well as in the interactions among them. Different patterns among the islands were caused by the degree of mixing between natural vegetation and olive orchards. This study identified seven ES bundles that had distinct compositions and magnitudes, with both unique and common bundles being found among the islands. The olive grove bundle delivered the most ES, while the non-vegetated bundle delivered negligible amounts of ES. Spatial and temporal variation in ES appear to be determined by agriculture, land abandonment, and increasing tourism, as well as the occurrence of fires. Knowledge about the spatial dynamics and interactions among ES could provide information for stakeholders and decision-making processes to develop appropriate sustainable management of the ecosystems on the Ionian Islands to secure ecological, social, and economic resilience.

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Roxanne Lorilla; Kostas Poirazidis; Stamatis Kalogirou; Vassilis Detsis; Aristotelis Martinis. Assessment of the Spatial Dynamics and Interactions among Multiple Ecosystem Services to Promote Effective Policy Making across Mediterranean Island Landscapes. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3285 .

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Roxanne Lorilla, Kostas Poirazidis, Stamatis Kalogirou, Vassilis Detsis, Aristotelis Martinis. Assessment of the Spatial Dynamics and Interactions among Multiple Ecosystem Services to Promote Effective Policy Making across Mediterranean Island Landscapes. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (9):3285.

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Roxanne Lorilla; Kostas Poirazidis; Stamatis Kalogirou; Vassilis Detsis; Aristotelis Martinis. 2018. "Assessment of the Spatial Dynamics and Interactions among Multiple Ecosystem Services to Promote Effective Policy Making across Mediterranean Island Landscapes." Sustainability 10, no. 9: 3285.

Journal article
Published: 26 June 2017 in Land
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This paper applies a resilience- and assemblage-based methodology to study the socio-ecological dynamics of human responses in the land degradation-affected Messara Valley (Crete, Greece) socio-ecological system, from 1950 to 2010. It posits that thesedynamics aredriven by changes in their effectiveness, called ‘socio-ecological fit’, to serve place- and time-specific goals. The socio-ecological fit expresses the degree to which the match among all the biophysical and human components of a Response Assemblage emerging in a socio-ecological system, maintains the socio-ecological resilience of this Assemblage. The socio-ecological resilience results is gauged by synthesizing three system-level properties (Resilience, Adaptability, Transformability) shaped by lower level properties that are assessed from available data. The reported application revealed that human responses (traditional land management, agricultural modernization and subsidized agriculture) and their effectiveness were driven by prioritizing economic and technological considerations that shaped the properties, socio-ecological resilience and fit of three main Response Assemblages formed over the study period, rather than combating land degradation. Agricultural modernization did not uniformly and necessarily lead to land degradation; the situated relationships among the components of the Response Assemblages determined its effects. The fit of future options can be assessed also to support rational land use planning. Refinements in the methodology include the development of techniques to: (a) assess and synthesize the properties of different components in order to improve assessments of socio-ecological resilience and fit and (b) study relationships among the properties of Response Assemblages emerging at different levels.

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Vassilis Detsis; Helen Briassoulis; Constantinos Kosmas. The Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Human Responses in a Land Degradation-Affected Region: The Messara Valley (Crete, Greece). Land 2017, 6, 45 .

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Vassilis Detsis, Helen Briassoulis, Constantinos Kosmas. The Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Human Responses in a Land Degradation-Affected Region: The Messara Valley (Crete, Greece). Land. 2017; 6 (3):45.

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Vassilis Detsis; Helen Briassoulis; Constantinos Kosmas. 2017. "The Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Human Responses in a Land Degradation-Affected Region: The Messara Valley (Crete, Greece)." Land 6, no. 3: 45.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2016 in CATENA
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Costas Kosmas; Mina Karamesouti; Kate Kounalaki; Vassilis Detsis; Penny Vassiliou; Luca Salvati. Land degradation and long-term changes in agro-pastoral systems: An empirical analysis of ecological resilience in Asteroussia - Crete (Greece). CATENA 2016, 147, 196 -204.

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Costas Kosmas, Mina Karamesouti, Kate Kounalaki, Vassilis Detsis, Penny Vassiliou, Luca Salvati. Land degradation and long-term changes in agro-pastoral systems: An empirical analysis of ecological resilience in Asteroussia - Crete (Greece). CATENA. 2016; 147 ():196-204.

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Costas Kosmas; Mina Karamesouti; Kate Kounalaki; Vassilis Detsis; Penny Vassiliou; Luca Salvati. 2016. "Land degradation and long-term changes in agro-pastoral systems: An empirical analysis of ecological resilience in Asteroussia - Crete (Greece)." CATENA 147, no. : 196-204.

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Published: 03 July 2015 in Land
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The socio-ecological system dominated by pastureland in the Asteroussia Mountains (Crete, Greece) was analyzed over a long time interval (1945–2010) to identify the most relevant system’s characteristics and changes. Vegetation cover and land-uses have been quantified by analyzing aerial photographs exploring the whole study period. Soil characteristics have been assessed by carrying out an extensive field survey for the last reference year (2010) and by estimating the average soil loss for the past period using the PESERA soil erosion model validated by field measurements. Based on environmental, social and economic attributes, three major periods characterizing the socio-ecological system of Asteroussia Mountains have been distinguished. During the first and second period, the land was satisfactorily managed with moderate–low soil erosion rates despite the adverse (prevailing) soil, topographic and climate conditions for vegetation growth. The third time interval featured a rapid growth in the livestock density causing increased soil erosion rates, loss in plant productivity, and a generalized over-exploitation of natural resources. As a consequence, the desertification process has significantly increased in the last period. The analysis of the long-term evolution of socio-ecological system provided evidence to understand the main drivers of land degradation and to recommend mitigation policies specifically addressing Mediterranean pastureland.

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Costas Kosmas; Vassilis Detsis; Mina Karamesouti; Kate Kounalaki; Penny Vassiliou; Luca Salvati. Exploring Long-Term Impact of Grazing Management on Land Degradation in the Socio-Ecological System of Asteroussia Mountains, Greece. Land 2015, 4, 541 -559.

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Costas Kosmas, Vassilis Detsis, Mina Karamesouti, Kate Kounalaki, Penny Vassiliou, Luca Salvati. Exploring Long-Term Impact of Grazing Management on Land Degradation in the Socio-Ecological System of Asteroussia Mountains, Greece. Land. 2015; 4 (3):541-559.

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Costas Kosmas; Vassilis Detsis; Mina Karamesouti; Kate Kounalaki; Penny Vassiliou; Luca Salvati. 2015. "Exploring Long-Term Impact of Grazing Management on Land Degradation in the Socio-Ecological System of Asteroussia Mountains, Greece." Land 4, no. 3: 541-559.

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Published: 23 April 2015 in Land
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This study deals with the landscape evolution reflected in the changes of land cover in the suburban area of Marathon, Attica, Greece. The study was based on remote sensing images covering the time period between 1945 and 2007. Several other types of data were also used, such as a digital terrain model, historical orthophotos, vegetation maps, geological maps, cadastral maps and aerial photos. These types of data were used in order to create the spatial database for the classification/interpretation of land cover and to identify the land cover changes that occurred during the period in question. The results of this study showed significant land cover changes, especially for the land covered by forests and wetlands with a 47% and a 37% decrease, respectively. The spatial arrangement of the development of residential areas was partially predictable, while the occurrence of land cover changes due to retrogressive vegetation succession appeared rather idiosyncratically throughout the area initially covered by forest.

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Apostolos Gaitanis; Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos; Vassilis Detsis; Christos Chalkias. Monitoring 60 Years of Land Cover Change in the Marathon Area, Greece. Land 2015, 4, 337 -354.

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Apostolos Gaitanis, Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos, Vassilis Detsis, Christos Chalkias. Monitoring 60 Years of Land Cover Change in the Marathon Area, Greece. Land. 2015; 4 (2):337-354.

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Apostolos Gaitanis; Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos; Vassilis Detsis; Christos Chalkias. 2015. "Monitoring 60 Years of Land Cover Change in the Marathon Area, Greece." Land 4, no. 2: 337-354.

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Published: 22 February 2012 in Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Learning, Teaching, and Designing Curriculum
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Blended learning has been recognized as the most promising emerging trend in higher education, offering new capabilities, as it may significantly enhance the interaction and communication between instructors and students. The challenge of blended learning is to balance weaknesses and strengths of face-to-face and e-learning teaching environments and effectively combining them to provide enhanced learning capabilities. Its success should benefit instructor-student relation. To this end, the authors adopt ecosystem-based approach to model the blended learning environment and identify its constituents, i.e., instructors, students, consultants, technology. and their evolving relations. The proposed concept was utilized to explore the potential of blended learning in the academic environment. A study was conducted at Harokopio University of Athens over a period of three years to explore the relations between blended learning ecosystem constituents, focusing on instructor -student relation.

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Mara Nikolaidou; Chryssa Sofianopoulou; Nancy Alexopoulou; Kostas Abeliotis; Vassilis Detsis; Christos Chalkias; Katia Lasaridi. The Blended Learning Ecosystem of an Academic Institution in Greece. Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Learning, Teaching, and Designing Curriculum 2012, 173 -194.

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Mara Nikolaidou, Chryssa Sofianopoulou, Nancy Alexopoulou, Kostas Abeliotis, Vassilis Detsis, Christos Chalkias, Katia Lasaridi. The Blended Learning Ecosystem of an Academic Institution in Greece. Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Learning, Teaching, and Designing Curriculum. 2012; ():173-194.

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Mara Nikolaidou; Chryssa Sofianopoulou; Nancy Alexopoulou; Kostas Abeliotis; Vassilis Detsis; Christos Chalkias; Katia Lasaridi. 2012. "The Blended Learning Ecosystem of an Academic Institution in Greece." Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Learning, Teaching, and Designing Curriculum , no. : 173-194.

Journal article
Published: 28 May 2010 in Landscape Research
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Vassilis Detsis; Glykeria Ntasiopoulou; Christos Chalkias; Georgios Efthimiou. Recent Insular Mediterranean Landscape Evolution: A Case Study on Syros, Greece. Landscape Research 2010, 35, 361 -381.

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Vassilis Detsis, Glykeria Ntasiopoulou, Christos Chalkias, Georgios Efthimiou. Recent Insular Mediterranean Landscape Evolution: A Case Study on Syros, Greece. Landscape Research. 2010; 35 (3):361-381.

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Vassilis Detsis; Glykeria Ntasiopoulou; Christos Chalkias; Georgios Efthimiou. 2010. "Recent Insular Mediterranean Landscape Evolution: A Case Study on Syros, Greece." Landscape Research 35, no. 3: 361-381.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2010 in Land Degradation & Development
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The development of synergies between efforts to mitigate land degradation and biological diversity decline can enhance effectiveness, speed up implementation and avoid potential conflicts. Due to the variable nature of these processes and to the variable characteristics of the areas where they occur, there is no general rule linking land degradation and biological diversity decline. Thus, a geographically limited approach focusing on drivers of change may provide a more appropriate base upon which synergies can be built. This exercise is undertaken for the case of northern Mediterranean. Three related processes are discussed: land use change (in the form of agricultural abandonment and intensification, as well as urbanization), wildfires and overuse of freshwater resources. Agricultural abandonment stands out as it may or may not have adverse effects on land resources and it may promote either a reduction in biological diversity or a shift in community synthesis. Agricultural intensification affects adversely both biological diversity and land resources, though often through different mechanisms. Urbanization, by taking up space, wildfires, if they recur in short intervals or they are very extended spatially, and overuse of freshwater resources adversely affect both issues through common mechanisms. The fact that the various drivers may operate through different mechanisms and sometimes they do not even produce consistently positive or negative results calls for a site‐specific understanding of the mechanisms. As many of the processes generating these patterns are not reversible, e.g. intensification of agriculture or tourism growth, ways should be sought to reconcile them with conservation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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V. Detsis. Placing land degradation and biological diversity decline in a unified framework: Methodological and conceptual issues in the case of the north Mediterranean region. Land Degradation & Development 2010, 21, 1 .

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V. Detsis. Placing land degradation and biological diversity decline in a unified framework: Methodological and conceptual issues in the case of the north Mediterranean region. Land Degradation & Development. 2010; 21 (5):1.

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V. Detsis. 2010. "Placing land degradation and biological diversity decline in a unified framework: Methodological and conceptual issues in the case of the north Mediterranean region." Land Degradation & Development 21, no. 5: 1.