How resilient is Quercus suber L. to cork harvesting? A review and identification of knowledge gaps

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 270, Issue , 2012, Pages 257-272

  Oliveira, Graça ^a   Costa, Augusta ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos I P L INIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cork stripping; Mediterranean; Quercus suber L.; Sustainable harvesting; Tree growth; Tree physiology

Indexed keywords

CORK OAK; ENERGY ALLOCATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; FORESTRY PRACTICES; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; LEAF TRANSPIRATION; LIVING CELL; MARKET VALUES; MEDITERRANEAN; PHOTOASSIMILATION; QUERCUS; STAND MANAGEMENT; STOMATAL CLOSURES; STRAIN FACTORS; SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING; TREE GROWTH; WATER UPTAKE;

HARVESTING;

REFORESTATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BARK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; KNOWLEDGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TRANSPIRATION; VULNERABILITY; WATER UPTAKE; WILDFIRE; WOODLAND;

HARVESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; QUERCUS SUBER; REFORESTATION; TREES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 84857402863     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.025     Document Type: Review

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