Long Term Post-Fire Vegetation Dynamics in North-East Mediterranean Ecosystems. The Case of Mount Athos Greece

A 30-year study on Mount Athos, Greece, reveals that post-fire vegetation recovery varies significantly between forest and maquis communities. While forests recover quickly, maintaining their structure and composition, maquis communities require several years to regain pre-fire characteristics due to the region's dry climatic conditions. The research employed field data collection, TWINSPAN for plant community identification, CART for distribution analysis, and NDVI from Landsat images for long-term monitoring. This study underscores the need for wildfire control measures in the face of climate change, which is expected to exacerbate drought conditions in the north-east Mediterranean region.

Xofis, P., Buckley, P. G., Takos, I., & Mitchley, J. (2021). Long Term Post-Fire Vegetation Dynamics in North-East Mediterranean Ecosystems. The Case of Mount Athos Greece. Fire, 4(4), 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire4040092