<?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%">Puértolas, J</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pardos, M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jiménez, M D</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Interactive responses of Quercus suber L. seedlings to light and mild water stress: effects on morphology and gas exchange traits</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Annals of Forest Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cork oak</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">foliar anatomy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">photosynthesis rate</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">shade acclimation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">water use effciency</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">65</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">611</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">• The combined eﬀect of water stress and light on seedlings of forest species is a key factor to determine the best silvicultural and aﬀorestation practices in the Mediterranean area. • The aims of this work was (1) to determine the optimal light level for the early development of cork oak seedlings under mild water stress and (2) to test if the combined eﬀect of water stress and light followed the trade-oﬀ, the facilitation or the orthogonal hypothesis. • Shade reduced instantaneous photosynthetic rates and water use eﬃciency in cork oak. However, seedlings grown under moderate shade (15% of full sunlight) were capable to accumulate similar amount of biomass than those grown under more illuminated environments by increasing their speciﬁc leaf area. Absolute diﬀerences in net photosynthesis between light treatments were higher in well watered than in water stressed seedlings. However, the impact of both factors on overall growth was orthogonal. • We concluded that cork oak development is impaired under deep shade (5% of full sunlight) but it can be optimal under moderate shade (15% of full sunlight) even under moderate water stress. Implications of these patterns on regeneration, cultivation and aﬀorestation of cork oak are discussed.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>