Centre d'Investigacions sobre Desertificació

Long-term legacy effects of Eucalyptus plantation on soil properties, ant diversity, and ecosystem functioning in tropical montane ecosystems

Eucalyptus plantations are rapidly expanding across tropical mountains, where silvicultural practices modify soil properties and biodiversity. However, the long-term consequences of abandoned plantations remain poorly understood, particularly in biodiversity hotspots such as the...

Do good neighbours compensate for bad climate? The case of sessile oak Quercus petraea in phylogenetically distant neighbourhoods

Stressful climates threaten the performance of individuals and the survival of species, but individual performance also depends on biotic interactions with neighbours, so that ‘good' neighbours might in theory compensate for ‘bad' climates. However, what makes a good neighbour, a...

Managing risk, producing default: African agricultural loan schemes in colonial Kenya, 1948–1959

This article examines the design and implementation of agricultural loan schemes extended to African farmers in colonial Kenya between 1948 and the late 1950s. Drawing on administrative correspondence, district returns, loan records, and financial statements from the African Land...