Quercus ilex L. Ecosystems: Function, Dynamics and Management

Front Matter....Pages I-12
The ecological significance of sclerophyllous oak forests in the western part of the Mediterranean basin: a note on pollen analytical data....Pages 13-17
Biogeography, ecology and history of Mediterranean Quercus ilex ecosystems....Pages 19-34
Notes on Quercus ilex L. in Liguria (NW Italy)....Pages 35-50
Structure, biomass and production of a resprouted holm-oak ( Quercus ilex L.) forest in NE Spain....Pages 51-59
Factors affecting radial growth of Quercus ilex L. in a coppice stand in southern France....Pages 61-68
Litterfall as a measure of primary production in Mediterranean holm-oak forest....Pages 69-76
Growth and yield of young Quercus ilex coppice stands in the Tafferte forest (Morocco)....Pages 77-82
Comparative phenology and growth in different species of the Mediterranean maquis of central Italy....Pages 83-96
Dynamics of holm oak ( Quercus ilex L.) coppices after clearcutting in southern France....Pages 97-105
Variation in the genetic structure and reproductive biology of holm oak populations....Pages 107-113
Evidence for hybridization between sympatric holm-oak and cork-oak in Spain based on diagnostic enzyme markers....Pages 115-118
Temperature-vegetation structure interaction: the effect on the activity of the ant Messor barbarus (L.)....Pages 119-128
What are the consequences of being a downy oak ( Quercus pubescens ) or a holm oak ( Q. ilex ) for breeding blue tits ( Parus caeruleus )?....Pages 129-136
The influence of summer and winter stress and water relationships on the distribution of Quercus ilex L.....Pages 137-145
 Quercus ilex facing water stress: a functional equilibrium hypothesis....Pages 147-153
Morphological adaptions of Quercus ilex leaves in the Castelporziano forest....Pages 155-161
Evaluation of actual evapotranspiration of a Quercus ilex L. stand by the Bowen Ratio-Energy Budget method....Pages 163-168
Comparison of the hydrological characteristics of three small experimental holm oak forested catchments in NE Spain in relation to larger areas....Pages 169-176
Comparative water relations of four Mediterranean oak species....Pages 177-184
Daily and seasonal variation in water relations of macchia shrubs and trees in France (Montpellier) and Turkey (Antalya)....Pages 185-198
Water relations of cork-oak ( Quercus suber L.) under natural conditions....Pages 199-208
Is primary production in holm oak forests nutrient limited?....Pages 209-217
Organic matter distribution and fluxes within a holm oak ( Quercus ilex L.) stand in the Etna volcano....Pages 219-224
The efficiency of nitrogen retranslocation from leaf biomass in Quercus ilex ecosystems....Pages 225-237
Litter dynamics in post-fire successional forests of Quercus ilex ....Pages 239-246
Soil nitrogen dynamics in a holm oak forest....Pages 247-257
Decomposition rate of Quercus rotundifolia leaves in an evergreen oak forest of the Duero Basin (Province of Zamora, Spain)....Pages 259-262
Productivity and nutrient uptake in a holm oak ( Quercus ilex L.) stand and during regeneration after clearcut....Pages 263-272
Variation in tissue element concentrations in Quercus ilex L. over a range of different soils....Pages 273-282
Preliminary results of a fertilization-irrigation experiment in a Quercus ilex L. forest in relation to leaves and twigs characteristics....Pages 283-287
The role of Diplopoda litter grazing activity on recycling processes in a Mediterranean climate....Pages 289-297
Ecological dynamics of Quercus dominated woodlands in California and southern Spain: a state-transition model....Pages 299-305
Old holm oak coppices … new sylvopastoral practices....Pages 307-316
 Quercus ilex browse utilization by Caprini in Sierra de Cazorla and Segura (Spain)....Pages 317-330
Ecology of vegetative regeneration after coppicing in macchia stands in central Italy....Pages 331-343
Matter transfer and land use by cattle in a dehesa ecosystem of Central Spain....Pages 345-354
Regeneration by sprouting of holm-oak ( Quercus ilex ) stands exploited by selection thinning....Pages 355-364
Effect of cleaning and thinning on height growth and girth increment in holm oak coppices ( Quercus ilex L.)....Pages 365-376
Back Matter....Pages 377-379