Response of Quercus pubescens leaves exposed to geothermal pollutant input in southern Tuscany (Italy)

Uncertainty among Greek farmers who are in search of new and profitable crops has increased interest in truffle cultivation. Recent research has come up with 23 taxa of hypogeous fungi new for Greece including gastronomically valuable species. Natural ecosystems of Quercus pubescens, Q. frainetto, Q. ilex and Q. coccifera seem to be rich in hypogeous species. Ecosystems with Corylus avellana, Carpinus betulus, Mediterranean pines and even poplar plantations were found to also host hypogeous fungi. These records, supported by historical information about the existence of truffles in Greece, seem to be encouraging hints for systematic truffle cultivation.

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Behavior of pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens Willd.) wood to different thermal treatments

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry ◽

10.3832/ifor1348-007 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 748-755 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

L Todaro ◽

A Rita ◽

F Negro ◽

N Moretti ◽

A Saracino ◽

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Keyword(s):

Thermal Treatments ◽

Quercus Pubescens

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SAP FLOW DYNAMICS OF QUERCUS PUBESCENS AND ITS HEMIPARASITE LORANTHUS EUROPAEUS

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.2013.991.31 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 253-260

Author(s):

R. Plichta ◽

N. Nadezhdina ◽

J. Urban ◽

R. Gebauer

Keyword(s):

Sap Flow ◽

Flow Dynamics ◽

Quercus Pubescens

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Growth reactions of Pinus sylvestris L. and Quercus pubescens Willd. to drought years at a xeric site in Valais, Switzerland

Dendrochronologia ◽

10.1016/j.dendro.2005.10.002 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 121-132 ◽

Cited By ~ 90

Author(s):

Britta Eilmann ◽

Pascale Weber ◽

Andreas Rigling ◽

Dieter Eckstein

Keyword(s):

Pinus Sylvestris ◽

Quercus Pubescens

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What are the consequences of being a downy oak (Quercus pubescens) or a holm oak (Q. ilex) for breeding blue tits (Parus caeruleus)?

Quercus ilex L. ecosystems: function, dynamics and management ◽

10.1007/978-94-017-2836-2_13 ◽

1992 ◽

pp. 129-136

Author(s):

J. Blondel ◽

P. Isenmann ◽

M. Maistre ◽

P. Perret

Keyword(s):

Holm Oak ◽

Parus Caeruleus ◽

Quercus Pubescens ◽

Blue Tits

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ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF EPIPHYTIC LICHENS ON QUERCUS PUBESCENS ALONG AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT IN A MEDITERRANEAN AREA (TUSCANY, CENTRAL ITALY)

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences ◽

10.1080/07929978.1997.10676670 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 53-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Stefano Loppi ◽

Stergios Arg. Pirintsos ◽

Vincenzo De Dominicis

Keyword(s):

Altitudinal Gradient ◽

Central Italy ◽

Mediterranean Area ◽

Multivariate Techniques ◽

Epiphytic Lichens ◽

Climatic Parameters ◽

Quercus Pubescens ◽

Epiphytic Lichen ◽

The Core ◽

Satellite Species

The distribution of epiphytic lichens on Quercus pubescens in Tuscany, central Italy, was studied by means of multivariate techniques along an altitudinal gradient from 0 to 900 m. Great differences in community structure were found and the altitude of 500 m was identified as an ecotone. Epiphytic lichen vegetation on trees below the ecotone varied significantly in relation to bark pH. Climatic parameters (temperature and rainfall) were probably related to altitude. Dust was probably responsible for the rise in bark pH. The distribution of lichen species in the sampling belts fitted the core-satellite hypothesis. The use of core and satellite species as biomonitors of air pollution and bioindicators of environmental conditions is discussed.

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