23 articles in this issue
Aranzazu Gomez-Garay,Jose A. Manzanera,Beatriz Pintos-Lopez
Aim of study: A review on the propagation methods of four Quercus species, namely Q. suber, Q. robur, Q. ilex and Q. canariensis, through somatic embryogenesis and anther embryogenesis are presented.Area of study: The study comprises both Mediterranean an... see more
Yaoqin Xue,Wenhui Zhang,Chuang Ma,Liwei Ma,Jianyun Zhou
Aim of study: Quercus variabilis (Chinese cork oak) reproduces asexually and sexually. This study aimed to determine the status and growth of asexual and sexual recruits of Q. variabilis in different forest recovery stages.Area of study: Three selective l... see more
Claudia D. Silva,Janiele S. Nascimento,Edimar A. Scarpinati,Rinaldo C. Paula
Aim of study: The eucalyptus grows rapidly and is well suitable to edaphic and bioclimatic conditions in several regions of of the world. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of Eucalyptus urograndis hybrids grown under different water avai... see more
Roberto A. Moreno-García,Ricardo Zamora,Miguel A. Herrera
Aim of study: Our objective was to find habitat associations at a microhabitat level for two endemic birds in a Chilean temperate forest (biodiversity “hotspots”), in order to integrate biodiversity into forest planning.Area of study: Nahuelbuta Range, Ch... see more
Genoveva G. Canals-Revilla,Enrique V. Gutierrez-del Olmo,Juan Picos-Martin,Roberto Voces-Gonzalez
Aim of study: The study quantifies carbon stock in particleboard and fibreboard, for the period 1990-2006. It is the first accounting made for the Spanish wood industry using industrial accurate data and it could be comparable to other European studies.Ar... see more
Ana C. Dias,Luís Arroja
Aim of study: This study aims to develop a calculation model for estimating carbon accumulation in cork products, both whilst in use and when in landfills, and to apply the model to Portugal as an example.Area of study: The model is applicable worldwide a... see more
Daniel Abel-Schaad,José A. López-Sáez,Fernando Pulido
Aim of study. The diachronic study of vegetation change through palynological analysis of sedimentary deposits is an essential tool both to design sound strategies on landscape management and to understand its anthropogenic dynamics.Area of study. L... see more
Fernando Magdaleno,Roberto Martínez
Aim of study: This paper presents a novel index, the Riparian Forest Evaluation (RFV) index, for assessing the ecological condition of riparian forests. The status of riparian ecosystems has global importance due to the ecological and social benefits and ... see more
Ivan Kuneš,Martin Baláš,Daniel Zahradník,Olga Nováková,Josef Gallo,Jarmila Nárovcová,Miles Louis Drury
The aim of study: (1) to compare the survival rate, growth performance and nutrition of large and common-sized planting stock of rowan (Sorbus aucuparia L.) on a frost-exposed site and (2) to assess whether fertilizing had any effect on the plantatio... see more
Meghdad Jourgholami,Baris Majnounain,Maryam Etehadi Abari
Aim of study: The study was conducted to examine impact of skidding traffic, trail slope, traffic frequency, and soil depth on the soil bulk density.Area of study: This study was carried out in the Kheyrud Forest in Hyrcanian forest, Iran.Material and met... see more
Getachew Desalegn,Wubalem Tadesse
Aim of study: Bamboo, the fastest growing and high yielding perennial plant of the world has more than 1500 species and 1500 versatile socio-economic uses and ecological services. Ethiopia has two indigenous bamboo species namely Yushania alpina and&... see more
Wenjun Liang
Aim of study: In order to test the adaptability of revised Gash analytical model to canopy interception of Pinus tabulaeformis plantation, determine local parameters in the model, and analyze the sensitivity of the parameters to the simulated interception... see more
María Martín-Santafé,Victor Pérez-Fortea,Pedro Zuriaga,Juan Barriuso-Vargas
Aim of study: In black truffle plantations, many factors are driving the emergence of new pests and diseases which in forestry areas go unnoticed. Usually, the incidence of most of them is low. Nevertheless, in specific cases, some of them are capable of ... see more
Santiago Reyna,Sergi Garcia-Barreda
Aim of study: In recent decades the cultivation of the black truffle Tuber melanosporum has expanded across all the Mediterranean-climate regions, but also to other regions outside the European standard for the species. We aim to describe the current exte... see more
Elena Salerni,Maria D'Aguanno,Pamela Leonardi,Claudia Perini
Aim of study: The diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities (EM) above (EMFb) and below (EMMt) ground associated with Quercus cerris L., Q. pubescens Willd., and Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold was analyzed.Area of study: A 20 year-old orchard that produces ... see more
Mikel Queralt,María Lourdes Moraza,Ana María De Miguel
Aims of the study: The goals of this paper are to provide preliminary data on the composition of the mite community in truffle-producing soils (both wild and plantations); and to elucidate those species which may interact with the black truffle life cycle... see more
Gilberto Bragato
Aim of study: in the context of niche construction theory, the investigation was aimed at assessing if truffle brûlé is a case of niche construction by testing if the disappearance of grasses in the brûlé induces a non-arbitrary perturbation in the soil p... see more
María Martín-Santafé,Sergio Sánchez-Durán,Assumpció Batlle-Durany,Amparo Laviña-Gomila,Juan Barriuso-Vargas
Aim of study: In recent years an increase in pests and diseases associated with truffle plantations has been detected in Spain. The appearance of tumor malformations in trunks and branches of Quercus ilex L. must be highlighted. These bumps have expanded ... see more
Benoit Jaillard,Dominique Barry-Etienne,Carlos Colinas,Ana-Maria De Miguel,Laurent Genola,Aline Libre,Pascal Neveu,Daniel Oliach,Williams Saenz,Mauricio Sáez,Xavier Salducci,Gerard Souche,Pierre Sourzat,Manon Villeneuve
Aim of study: The program "Typology of truffle stations in the Pyrenean Regions" aimed to define the ecological conditions and culture practices that favor Tuber melanosporum growth and fruiting in this area.Area of study: Navarra, Catalonia, Midi-Pyrénée... see more
Gerard Chevalier,Jean C. Pargney
Aim of study: The aim of this study was to finalize a new method of truffle cultivation in order to obtain an earlier, more regular and sizeable production of high quality fruiting bodies. Area of study: The experimentation was carried out in F... see more
Domizia Donnini,Gian M. N. Benucci,Mattia Bencivenga,Leonardo Baciarelli-Falini
Aim of study: the main aims of this study were to evaluate the quality of truffle-inoculated seedlings produced by commercial nurseries in Italy and to identify their minimum requisites in terms of plant age, health, homogeneity, and cut-off percentage of... see more
Luis G. Garcia-Montero,Domingo Moreno,Vicente J. Monleon,Fernando Arredondo-Ruiz
Aim of study: Tuber aestivum is the most widespread edible truffle, with increasing commercial interest. This species can produce carpophores with conifer hosts, in contrast with the inability of Pinus spp. to induce fruiting in other truffle species such... see more