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Histopathology of infection and colonization of Quercus ilex fine roots by Phytophthora cinnamomi
(British Society of Plant Pathology, 2014)
Quercus ilex is one of the European forest species most susceptible to root rot caused by the oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi. This disease contributes to holm oak decline, a particularly serious problem in the ‘dehesas’ ...
Assessment of the future stability of cork oak (Quercus suber L.) afforestation under climate change scenarios in Southwest Spain
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-02)
Intensive afforestation programmes were developed in Spain during the end of the 20 th century and the beginning of the 21st, under the European Economic Community‘s (EEC) agricultural reforestation directives. However, ...
Variability studies of allochthonous stone pine ( Pinus pinea L.) plantations in Chile through nut protein profiling
(Elsevier, 2018)
Stone pine (Pinus pinea) is characterized by low differentiation of growth parameters, high phenotypic plasticity and low genetic variability; detecting its diversity in introduced Chilean populations is therefore relevant ...
Assessment of functional and structural changes of soil fungal and oomycete communities in holm oak declined dehesas through metabarcoding analysis
(Springer Nature, 2019-03-29)
Forest decline is nowadays a major challenge for ecosystem sustainability. Dehesas, which consists of savannah-like mediterranean ecosystems, are threatened by the holm oak decline in the south-west of Iberian Peninsula. ...
The environmental drivers influencing spatio-temporal dynamics of oak defoliation and mortality in dehesas of Southern Spain
(Elsevier, 2021)
Quercus ecosystems have been affected globally by decline episodes, involving extreme defoliation and mortality events, during recent decades. Both abiotic and biotic factors seem to trigger these processes, including the ...
The Involvement of Phytophthora Root Rot and Drought Stress in Holm Oak Decline: from Ecophysiology to Microbiome Influence
(Springer Nature, 2019)
Purpose of Review
Holm oak is a relevant species, both for its distribution and ecological importance. Among the risks looming over this species, oak decline—influenced by extreme climatic events, and alien-invasive ...
Growth and physiological sapling responses of eleven Quercus ilex ecotypes under identical environmental conditions
(Elsevier, 2018)
Studies with holm oak indicate that genetic variation may result in substantial differences in drought tolerance among its ecotypes. However, few trials have studied this variation under common environmental conditions. ...
Long-Term Carbon Sequestration in Pine Forests under Different Silvicultural and Climatic Regimes in Spain
(MDPI, 2022)
Proactive silviculture treatments (e.g., thinning) may increase C sequestration contributing to climate change mitigation, although, there are still questions about this effect in Mediterranean pine forests. The aim of ...
Evolution and Paradigm Shift in Forest Health Research: A Review on of Global Trends and Knowledge Gaps
(MDPI, 2024)
Forest health is an attractive concept in forestry research, which environmental, social, and political interests have shaped. Assessing forest health is crucial, but finding a single definition of the concept is complex. ...
Improvements of Fire Fuels Attributes Maps by Integrating Field Inventories, Low Density ALS, and Satellite Data in Complex Mediterranean Forests
(MDPI, 2023)
One of the most determining factors in forest fire behaviour is to characterize forest fuel attributes. We investigated a complex Mediterranean forest type—mountainous Abies pinsapo–Pinus–Quercus–Juniperus with distinct ...