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Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
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Plants, 2023 Mediterranean ecosystems face threats from both climate change and shrub invasion. As shrub cover increases, competition for water intensifies, exacerbating the negative effects of drought on ecosystem functioning.
Raquel Lobo-do-Vale +4 more
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Molecular evidence of bidirectional introgression between Quercus suber and Quercus ilex
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2018 Cork oak and holm oak share a large part of their natural range, and are known to hybridize in mixed stands. This hybridization is supposed to have played a relevant role in the past history of cork oak. Previous research has reported that F1 hybrids are
López De Heredia U, Sánchez H, Soto A
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Forty-four years of land use changes in a Sardinian cork oak agro-silvopastoral system: a qualitative analysis [PDF]
, 2011 The island of Sardinia is the biggest producer of natural cork in Italy. In this study, cork oak cover change is investigated in a typical agro-silvopastoral system where the main activities are cereal fodder and wheat cultivation, sheep rearing and ...
Delogu, Giuseppe +2 more
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Cork oak and climate change: Disentangling drought effects on cork chemical composition [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 AbstractClimate change induces in the Mediterranean region more frequent and extreme events, namely, heat waves and droughts, disturbing forest species and affecting their productivity and product quality. The cork oak (Quercus suber) is present along the western Mediterranean basin and its outer bark (cork) is sustainably collected and used for ...
Leite, Carla +3 more
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Distribution of Biscogniauxia mediterranea and its potential insect vectors on Quercus suber in Southwestern Bulgaria [PDF]
Silva Balcanica, 2022 This is the first study in Bulgaria on the distribution of Biscogniauxia mediterraneа in cork oak plantations (Quercus suber). Symptoms of the disease (presence of exudate and wounds with stroma) caused by the fungus have been found on stems ...
Sonja Bencheva, Danail Doychev
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Soil Microbial Biomass And Activity In A Cork Oak Savanna [PDF]
, 2010 Cork oak savannas are composed by a sparse tree canopy (30-70 trees/ha) and a grassland understory predominantly composed of C3 annuals that survive the hot and dry Mediterranean summers as seeds in the soil.
David Fangueiro +6 more
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The influence of bioclimate on soil microbial communities of cork oak
BMC Microbiology, 2022 Background Soil microbiomes are important to maintain soil processes in forests and confer protection to plants against abiotic and biotic stresses. These microbiomes can be affected by environmental changes. In this work, soil microbial communities from
Daniela Costa +3 more
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The draft genome sequence of cork oak [PDF]
Scientific Data, 2018 AbstractCork oak (Quercus suber) is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa where it plays a crucial environmental and economical role. To tackle the cork oak production and industrial challenges, advanced research is imperative but dependent on the availability of a sequenced genome.
Ramos, António Marcos +21 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The pathological interaction between oak trees and Phytophthora cinnamomi has implications in the cork oak decline observed over the last decades in the Iberian Peninsula.
Ana Cristina Coelho +5 more
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