Theme: Climate change adaptation & forest health

Climatic impact on cork thickness from different trees located in the same stand

The thickness of cork oak trees varies highly, even when they are located in the same geographical location or stand. The objective was to research

Monitoring of lepidopteran defoliators infesting cork oak in Sardinia

The aim is to monitor the population densities of the lepidopteran defoliator Lymantria dispar in Sardinian oak woodlands. This is done through egg mass counts

The chestnut gall wasp in the Portuguese region of Terra Fria Transmontana: Three years of biological control

The Dryocosmus kuriphilus insect, chestnut gall wasp, introduced in Portugal in 2014, represents a serious threat to the national production of chestnuts. Over the years,

Tree damage control in a cork oak forest

Reducing the amount of damages in the cork oak forest is very important in terms of the sustainability of this ecosystem. Although some of the

Regulation of chestnut blight by hypovirulent strains

A method is resented to reduce the severity of cankers caused by chestnut blight, Cryphonectria parasitica. This pathogenic fungus penetrates and necroses cortical tissues, which

The Archi method applied to cork oak

Cork harvesting, every 10 to 15 years depending on the region, requires trees in good phytosanitary conditions and is a potential source of stress, especially

Study of the sensitivity of cork oak to climate change in Corsica

The objective of this study is to establish a vigilance map to identify the areas where cork oak is adapted or inadapted to the forest

Predicting impacts of climate change on growth and production of Mediterranean stone pine

Climate change is affecting the health and productivity of the Mediterranean stone pine (Pinus pinea) stands in the Spanish Northern Plateau. The main research lines

Participatory selection of hardy and ink-disease resistant European chestnut trees

The objectives of this participative research program are: 1: Select surviving European chestnut trees within strong impacted areas by the ink disease 2: Evaluate their resistance against

Modeling Aleppo pine water balance under two Tunisian climate conditions

Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) is one of the most drought-tolerant pine species and it is distributed over large drought-prone Mediterranean regions. The determination of

Promotion of cork oak recruitment in the Mediterranean

Environmental conditions have a great effect on regeneration, especially in arid or semi-arid ecosystems, such as the Mediterranean basin. In these systems the plants suffer

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

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