Keyword: Cork

Post-fire presence and dynamics of xylophagous insects on cork oak ecosystems

Cork oak ecosystems have been experiencing a serious decline in the last decades attributed to different causes, including wildfires. After fire trees may become particularly

Optimizing the debarking and cutting schedule of cork oak stands

Cork is a non-timber forest product of great importance due to its excellent characteristics in terms of insulation, elasticity and sustainability. Spain is the second world

Network of Cork Oak Selected Stands of Extremadura

This document presents the Network of Selected Cork Oak stands of Extremadura, an initiative for the conservation and improvement of forest genetic resources for the

Is the plasticity in response to the drought of Quercus suber linked to the geographical origin?

The selection of forest species and the study of their behavior variability relative to the main environmental conditions change remains a major challenge. The aim

Inter-tree competition patterns in un-debarked cork oak stands in Portugal

Assess inter-tree competition in permanent plots established in un-debarked, even-aged stands located in Portugal by i) comparing with the self-thinning line and ii) assessing when

Impact of postponing cork extraction on the equivalent annual annuity stands, characterized by varying productivity and cork quality

The minimum interval between 2 successive cork extractions from the same tree is fixed by law as 9 years in Portugal. Postponing cork extraction to

Health status of cork oak in France

In order to be able to follow the evolution of cork oak dieback in the French cork-producing regions in the context of climate change, the

GOSUBER innovation project for the mechanization of cork debarking

The objective is to present GOSUBER, the supra-autonomous operational group of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) in the area of Agricultural productivity and Sustainability, which

FSC certification: granting access to payment for ecosystem services in cork oak woodlands

This project aims to assess the effects of FSC certification on the conservation of cork oak woodlands namely how certified conservation zones (areas of lower

Field sampling methods for cork value evaluation before cork debarking

The objective of the current work is the analysis of alternative sampling methods and intensities for estimating cork value before its extraction (price per unit

Estimating cork stocks through the National Forest Inventory

In the current context in which it can be perceived that climate change is already a reality, one of the issues that most concerns the

Estimate of the quantity of cork on pile in Tunisia

Defining a simple and reliable methodology for the quantitative evaluation of stacked cork at cork parks that will serve as a mean of controlling the

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