Cork Oak Woodlands on the Edge

ISLAND PRESSISBN: 9781597264792

Ecology, Adaptive Management, and Restoration

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Edited by James Aronson, Joao Santos Pereira, Juli G. Pausas
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352

Description

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
 
PART I. Cork Oak Trees and Woodlands
Chapter 1. The Tree
Chapter 2. Origin and Genetic Variability
Chapter 3. Open Woodlands: A Diversity of Uses (and Overuses)
Chapter 4. Historical Perspective of Montados: The Example of Évora
Chapter 5. Cork Bottle Stoppers and Other Cork Products
 
PART II. Scientific Bases for Restoration and Management
Chapter 6. Coping with Drought
Chapter 7. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Its Role in Seedling Response to Drought
Chapter 8. Soil Propertied Constraining Cork Oak Distribution
Chapter 9. Coping with Pests and Diseases
Chapter 10. Natural Degeneration
 
PART III. Restoration in Practice
Chapter 11. Germplasm Selection and Nursery Techniques
Chapter 12. Field Techniques to Improve Cork Oak Establishment
 
PART IV. Economic Analysis
Chapter 13. Mixed Cork Oak-Stone Pine Woodlands in the Alentejo Region of Portugal
Chapter 14. Cork Oak Woodland Conservation and Household Subsistence Economy Challenges in Northern Tunisia
Chapter 15. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Cork Oak Woodland Afforestation and Facilitated Natural Regeneration in Spain
Chapter 16. Manufacture and Trade of Cork Products: An International Perspective
 
PART V. Challenges For The Future
Chapter 17. Ecoregional Planning for Biodiversity Conservation
Chapter 18. Facing Climate Change
Chapter 19. Simulating Function and Vulnerability of Cork Oak Woodland Ecosystems
Chapter 20. The Way Forward
 
Glossary
References
Editors
Species Index
Index

Reviews

"[Cork Oak Woodlands on the Edge] is well written, technical and scientifically sound and, being very comprehensive, gives the reader a complete picture of the problem. I think this book is a must for all people interested in climate change and restoration of ecosystems. By reading this you will understand the importance of the use of cork products; that is, the economic importance of such products for the producer countries who have a considerable workforce allocated to this activity."

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