<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alejano, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vázquez-Piqué, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carevic, F.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fernández, M.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Do ecological and silvicultural factors influence acorn mass in Holm Oak (southwestern Spain)?</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Agroforestry Systems</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">acorn production</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dehesa</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercus ilex</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/s10457-011-9369-4</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">83</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">25 - 39</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The effect of orientation, location, year, and pruning treatment on mean acorn mass in two open woodland experimental locations (Huelva, South-Western Spain) of Holm Oak (Quercus ilex L. subsp. ballota [Desf.] Samp.) was analyzed during 2001–2006. Data were analyzed by using a mixed linear model, where the covariates were tree size parameters (circumference at 80 cm height, crown size), topographic position (wet index and ﬂow length), intraspeciﬁc competition, total acorn crops per tree (weight and number), and climatic parameters. Average estimated acorn mass was 3.17 g acorn -1 in the Calan˜as location and 4.12 g acorn -1 in the San Bartolome´ location, with signiﬁcant differences between locations, among individual trees and across years. Acorns from the south sides of trees were signiﬁcantly heavier than those at other positions. The effect of pruning treatment and the interactions location 9 treatment and treatment 9 year were not signiﬁcant. Our study provides no evidence that pruning affects acorn mass. None of the analyzed covariates related to tree size, topographic position and intraspeciﬁc competition explained the difference among trees, suggesting that heritable factors play an important role. Speciﬁc climatic parameters during September, the most important month for acorn growth, may explain the effects of year and location 9 year on acorn mass. In addition, there appeared to be a ‘‘trade-off’’ between acorn mass and number of acorns.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carevic, F. S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fernández, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alejano, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vázquez-Piqué, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tapias, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Corral, E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Domingo, J.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Plant water relations and edaphoclimatic conditions affecting acorn production in a holm oak (Quercus ilex L. ssp. ballota) open woodland</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Agroforestry Systems</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">acorn production</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cuticular transpiration</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">land use</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pressure-volume curves</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">soil treatments</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">water potential</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/s10457-009-9245-7</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">78</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">299 - 308</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acorn production patterns and the annual evolution of water relations parameters of Quercus ilex ssp. ballota (Desf.) Samp. in a dehesa (an open woodland forest) subject to various soil treatments (ploughing, ploughing? sowing, control) were studied in southwest Spain from June 2006 to December 2008. The effects of soil water holding capacity and effective soil depth on soil and plant water status and acorn production were also investigated. Water parameters showed signiÞcant differences between the ploughing treatment and the control, and there were also signiÞcant temporal differences. Xylem water potential ranged from- 3.4 ± 0.1 to - 0.7 ± 0.2 MPa, and cuticular transpiration was 62.4Ð 192.9 mmol H2O kg - 1 s - 1 . Acorn production did not differ signiÞcantly according to soil treatment, and showed large intra-speciÞc variability. Individual values ranged from 0 to 1,220 g m - 2 (fresh weight). Positive relationships were found between xylem water potential, cuticular transpiration and relative water content measured at midsummer, and acorn production during the three studied years. These results suggest that climatic conditions and soil water availability have a strong inßuence on plant water status, and therefore on acorn development during summer. The results also reßect the ability of this species to adapt to the Mediterranean climate by preserving water during dry periods, which to a large extent can be attributed to stomatal closure at high relative water content levels, an</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue></record></records></xml>