Mediterranean forests are diverse and play a major ecological and social role through significant ecosystem services, including wood, but also their recreational value and production of non-wood goods, such as mushrooms . Many forests grow at the dry margin of their distribution area; therefore, projected drier conditions will affect their productivity and health . Vulnerability to wildfire is a significant matter of concern, particularly in the northern and southwestern Mediterranean region . In Córdoba , for example, fire suppression costs have increased by 66-87% in the last decade .
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