Dehesas are “human-shaped” multifunctional ecosystems that provide important ecosys-tem services. In dehesas, the herbaceous Mediterranean grasslands play a central role as the main source of feed for livestock in extensive ...

Esta Tesis Doctoral analiza las caracteristicas de la producción de bellota de la encina en la dehesa, centrándose principalmente en las variaciones en el espacio y en el tiempo de la producción, la morfología y la composición ...

Index (LAI) of Quercus ilex by calculating the laser-intercepted rate through the forest canopy using LiDAR data. LAI was measured in 40 trees with a hemispheric camera (NIKON Coolpix 4500) and coincided with the acquisition ...

The Spanish dehesas have been severely affected by human activities that date to the prehistoric period and have suffered accelerated decline since the 1980s. Holm oak (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota (Desf.) Samp.) is a key ...

The sustainability of “dehesas” is threatened by the Holm oak decline. It is thought that the effects of root rot on plant physiology vary depending on external stress factors. Plant growth and biomass allocation are ...

Forest decline is nowadays a major challenge to management and sustainability of natural ecosystems worldwide. This syndrome is a multifactorial disease influenced by several biotic and abiotic agents such as alien ...

Phytophthora root rot is considered one of the main factors associated with holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) mortality. The effectiveness and accuracy of soilborne pathogen and management could be influenced by soil spatial ...

Desde la última mitad del siglo XX, los bosques de Quercus y dehesas del sur de la Península Ibérica vienen experimentando un progresivo deterioro forestal de sus masas arbóreas, denominado, de forma genérica, como decaimiento ...