Comunicación oral presentada al citado congreso, celebrado del 7-12, abril, 2013, en Viena, Austria.-- Sesión: SSS9.2: Studiying soils and/or land: Approaches for sustainable management of the environment.As a consequence of the increasing level of atmospheric CO2 and air temperatures, global climate is changing
leading to warmer and often drier conditions in many forest ecosystems. The Mediterranean area is particularly
vulnerable to climate change as a result of a combination of environmental and human factors. An adequate forest
management is associated to improvement of habitat suitability for soil and water quality, climate regulation and
other important ecosystem services.Peer reviewe