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
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