<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alejano, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tapias, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fernández, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Torres, Enrique</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alaejos, Joaquín</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Domingo, Juan</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Influence of pruning and the climatic conditions on acorn production in holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) dehesas in SW Spain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Annals of Forest Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">acorn production</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Holm oak</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Masting</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pruning</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.springerlink.com/index/GGG76760K3U8X821.pdf</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">65</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acorn production by Quercus ilex L. ssp. ballota (Desf.) Samp. in SW Spain was assessed, and variations between years and the inﬂuence of pruning on it were examined. To this end, an experimental study was conducted at two diﬀerent sites (Calañas and San Bartolomé, in the province of Huelva) where trees were subjected to traditional (light, moderate or heavy) pruning and also to a new (crown-regeneration) pruning method. Acorn yield was quantiﬁed over a period of 5 years in the Calañas plot and 4 in the San Bartolomé plot, and found to average at 95.61 ± 0.76 g DM/m2 , which is equivalent to 6.5 ± 0.05 kg DM/tree; however, yield ﬁgures varied markedly between years depending on the particular climatic conditions. The average acorn production was correlated with the water potential in mid summer (end of July); the annual, spring and autumn rainfall; and the actual evapotranspiration for the period from September (previous year) to August. No signiﬁcant diﬀerences in acorn production between traditional pruning intensities were detected; in fact, there were only hints that heavy pruning might result in decreased acorn yields. The new pruning method used, crown-regeneration, seems promising with a view to increasing acorn yield; however, it should be tested on larger sample sizes before any ﬁnal conclusions can be drawn in this respect. Based on the results, the present health status of holm oaks in southwestern Spain (a result of sustained decline) and the low value of ﬁrewood – which used to be a very important source of income from pruning a few decades ago –, the authors recommend reducing the frequency and intensity of pruning in the dehesas of the study area.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alejano, R</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TAPIAS, R</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fernández, M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Torres, Enrique</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alaejos, Joaquín</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Domingo, Juan</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Influence of pruning and the climatic conditions on acorn production in holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) dehesas in SW Spain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Annals of Forest Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">acorn production</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Holm oak</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Masting</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pruning</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">65</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">209</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acorn production by Quercus ilex L. ssp. ballota (Desf.) Samp. in SW Spain was assessed, and variations between years and the inﬂuence of pruning on it were examined. To this end, an experimental study was conducted at two diﬀerent sites (Calañas and San Bartolomé, in the province of Huelva) where trees were subjected to traditional (light, moderate or heavy) pruning and also to a new (crown-regeneration) pruning method. Acorn yield was quantiﬁed over a period of 5 years in the Calañas plot and 4 in the San Bartolomé plot, and found to average at 95.61 ± 0.76 g DM/m2 , which is equivalent to 6.5 ± 0.05 kg DM/tree; however, yield ﬁgures varied markedly between years depending on the particular climatic conditions. The average acorn production was correlated with the water potential in mid summer (end of July); the annual, spring and autumn rainfall; and the actual evapotranspiration for the period from September (previous year) to August. No signiﬁcant diﬀerences in acorn production between traditional pruning intensities were detected; in fact, there were only hints that heavy pruning might result in decreased acorn yields. The new pruning method used, crown-regeneration, seems promising with a view to increasing acorn yield; however, it should be tested on larger sample sizes before any ﬁnal conclusions can be drawn in this respect. Based on the results, the present health status of holm oaks in southwestern Spain (a result of sustained decline) and the low value of ﬁrewood – which used to be a very important source of income from pruning a few decades ago –, the authors recommend reducing the frequency and intensity of pruning in the dehesas of the study area.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alaejos, Joaquín</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">López, Francisco</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pérez, Antonio</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rodríguez, Alejandro</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jiménez, Luis</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Influence of the holm oak soda pulping conditions on the properties of the resulting paper sheets.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bioresource technology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paper</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Textile Industry</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wood</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">99</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6320-4</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This paper reports on the influence of independent variables in the pulping of holm oak wood [viz. temperature (135-195 degrees C), cooking time (30-90 min) and soda concentration (10-20%)] on the properties of the resulting paper sheets. By using a central composite factorial design and a fuzzy neural model, equations relating each dependent variable to the different independent variables were derived that reproduced the experimental results for the dependent variables with errors less than 14%. Using a soda concentration of 17.5% at 195 degrees C for 30 min, it is possible to reduce the working capital (cost of chemical) and the capital investment, because it is operated with smaller values of the soda concentration and cooking time that maximum considered (20% of soda concentration and 90 min). The pulp yield thus obtained differed by less than 31.3% from the highest possible value; also, the resulting pulp and paper sheets had acceptable properties that differed by less than 21.10% from their optimum values.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">18226524</style></accession-num></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alaejos, Joaquín</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">López, Francisco</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pérez, Antonio</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rodríguez, Alejandro</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jiménez, Luis</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Influence of the holm oak soda pulping conditions on the properties of the resulting paper sheets.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bioresource technology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Paper</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Textile Industry</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wood</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18226524</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">99</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6320 - 4</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This paper reports on the influence of independent variables in the pulping of holm oak wood [viz. temperature (135-195 degrees C), cooking time (30-90 min) and soda concentration (10-20%)] on the properties of the resulting paper sheets. By using a central composite factorial design and a fuzzy neural model, equations relating each dependent variable to the different independent variables were derived that reproduced the experimental results for the dependent variables with errors less than 14%. Using a soda concentration of 17.5% at 195 degrees C for 30 min, it is possible to reduce the working capital (cost of chemical) and the capital investment, because it is operated with smaller values of the soda concentration and cooking time that maximum considered (20% of soda concentration and 90 min). The pulp yield thus obtained differed by less than 31.3% from the highest possible value; also, the resulting pulp and paper sheets had acceptable properties that differed by less than 21.10% from their optimum values.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></issue><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The following values have no corresponding Zotero field:&lt;br/&gt;accession-num: 18226524</style></notes></record></records></xml>