Climate response of cork growth in the Mediterranean oak (Quercus suber L.) woodlands of southwestern Portugal

A Costa, I Barbosa, C Roussado, J Graça, H Spiecker - Dendrochronologia, 2016 - Elsevier
In the Mediterranean climate regions, drought events are expected to affect the growth of
forests ecosystems by changing trees growth rates and eventually inducing shifts in their …

Effects of environmental factors on pollen production in anemophilous woody species

A Damialis, C Fotiou, JM Halley, D Vokou - Trees, 2011 - Springer
The aim of this study was to estimate the amount of pollen produced by anemophilous
woody taxa with allergenic properties and with considerable contribution in the …

Influence of climate on the seasonality of radial growth of cork oak during a cork production cycle

A Costa, H Pereira, Â Oliveira - Annals of Forest Science, 2002 - afs-journal.org
The radial growth of mature cork oaks (Quercus suber L.) was studied during a 9-year
production cycle using monthly dendrometer measurements and cork ring widths. The mean …

Comparative photochemical and phenomorphological responses to winter stress of an evergreen (Quercus ilex L.) and a semi-deciduous (Cistus albidus L.) …

G Oliveira, J Peñuelas - Acta Oecologica, 2000 - Elsevier
The impact of winter stress on plants from a Mediterranean area was evaluated through
comparison of photosystem II (PS II) efficiencies and phenomorphological characteristics of …

Effect of climate on cork-ring width and density of Quercus suber L. in Southern Portugal

A Costa, J Graça, I Barbosa, H Spiecker - Trees, 2022 - Springer
Cork rings have been extensively used in dendroecological studies of the Mediterranean
evergreen cork oak (Quercus suber L.). Through measurements of cork-ring width only …

Annual cork-ring width variability of Quercus suber L. in relation to temperature and precipitation (Extremadura, southwestern Spain)

A Caritat, M Molinas, E Gutierrez - Forest Ecology and Management, 1996 - Elsevier
A 14 year sequence of cork-ring width chronology is correlated with rainfall and temperature
data. Cork specimens were obtained from three cork peel samplings carried out in 1989 …

Relative growth rate of leaf biomass and leaf nitrogen content in several Mediterranean woody species

S Mediavilla, A Escudero - Plant Ecology, 2003 - Springer
In many plant species, herbivory is a major determinant of leaf mortality and it can cause a
strong reduction in productive potential. Most predation occurs on young, expanding leaves …

N: P stoichiometry and habitat effects on Mediterranean savanna seasonal root dynamics

RKF Nair, KA Morris, M Hertel, Y Luo, G Moreno… - …, 2019 - bg.copernicus.org
Mediterranean grasslands are highly seasonal and co-limited by water and nutrients. In
such systems, little is known about root dynamics which may depend on individual plant …

Does the geography of cork oak origin influence budburst and leaf pest damage?

T Sampaio, M Branco, E Guichoux, RJ Petit… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Spring shoot phenology is an adaptive trait highly responsive to climatic conditions that
influences plant growth and development, as well as plant–herbivore interactions. We …

Effects of an extremely dry winter on net ecosystem carbon exchange and tree phenology at a cork oak woodland

F Costa-e-Silva, AC Correia, A Piayda… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2015 - Elsevier
In seasonally dry climates, such as the Mediterranean, lack of rainfall in the usually wet
winter may originate severe droughts which are a main cause of inter-annual variation in …