Fire-driven oak regeneration in French Mediterranean ecosystems

Regeneration by seeds for cork oak ( Quercus suber) and companion oaks (holm oak Quercus ilex and downy oak Quercus pubescens) is likely to be poor in the fire-prone Maures massif (southern France) but the causes are poorly known. Our objective was to assess the effective recruitment for these three...

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Published in:Forest ecology and management 2009-10, Vol.258 (9), p.2127-2135
Main Authors: Curt, Thomas, Adra, Walaa, Borgniet, Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Cistus
Environmental Sciences
Erica arborea
Forestry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Landscape structure
Mediterranean ecosystems
Quercus ilex
Quercus pubescens
Quercus suber
Regeneration window
Seed dispersal
Synecology
Terrestrial ecosystems
Wildfire regime
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Summary:Regeneration by seeds for cork oak ( Quercus suber) and companion oaks (holm oak Quercus ilex and downy oak Quercus pubescens) is likely to be poor in the fire-prone Maures massif (southern France) but the causes are poorly known. Our objective was to assess the effective recruitment for these three oak species and their temporal pattern of recruitment, in order to determine the main limitation factors and the regeneration window of each species. We studied oak recruits (height
ISSN:0378-1127
1872-7042
DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2009.08.010