The relationship between cork oak growth patterns and soil, slope and drainage in a cork oak woodland in Southern Portugal

The influence of soil type, slope and drainage on tree growth patterns (density, tree size, crown canopy cover and cork yield) was assessed in a cork oak montado, located in Central-western Portugal, based on a GIS approach followed by field survey. Five soil groups, that is, Arenosols, Regosols, Po...

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Main Author: Costa, Augusta (author)
Other Authors: Madeira, Manuel (author), Oliveira, Ângelo Carvalho (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Quercus suber
montado
cork yield
soil
damage
slope
tree density
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/6005
Country:Portugal
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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/6005

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