Post-Fire Management of Cork Oak Forests
Title | Post-Fire Management of Cork Oak Forests |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Catry, F. X., Moreira F., Cardillo E., & Pausas J. G. |
Editor | Moreira, F., Arianoutsou M., Corona P., & Heras J. De las |
Book Title | Post-Fire Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
ISBN Number | 978-94-007-2207-1 |
Keywords | cork harvesting, Cork oak forests, crown regeneration, management, natural regeneration |
Abstract | This chapter concerns the ecology and post-fire management of cork oak forests. It starts with a short overview of ecological and socio-economic context, continuing with an introduction on the cork oak post-fire regeneration strategies and the main factors affecting tree responses. Several post-fire management issues and alternatives, such as tree logging, assisting natural regeneration, reforestation, cork harvesting and pruning, or protecting against herbivory, are also presented and discussed |
URL | http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-2208-8/page/1http://www.springerlink.com/index/T14G11G6K89M6643.pdf |