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Fire effects on litter chemistry and early development of Eucalyptus globulus
Águas, Ana; Incerti, Guido; Saracino, Antonio; Lanzotti, Virginia; Silva, Joaquim S.; Rego, Francisco C.; Mazzoleni, Stefano; Bonanomi, GiulianoBackground and aim Fires affect what happens to litter in ecosystems. Biological and chemical effects of burnt litter on plants are not as of yet fully understood. We aimed to assess the effects of heat-treated leaf litter on germination and seedling root growth of Eucalyptus globulus. Methods Litter from E. globulus, Acacia dealbata, Pinus pinaster, and Quercus suber was collected in Portugal, on Humic Cambiso...
Understanding the naturalization of Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal: a comparis...
Águas, Ana; Larcombe, Matthew J.; Matias, Hugo; Deus, Ernesto; Potts, Brad M.; Rego, Francisco C.; Silva, Joaquim S.Despite the potential utility of a biogeographical approach to understanding the naturalization of exotic species, studies using this approach are scarce. Eucalyptus globulus is an economically important Australian tree species that has become naturalized in a number of countries where it was introduced. Portugal is an ideal territory to study the naturalization of E. globulus owing to: a long introduction hist...
Natural establishment of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. in burnt stands in Portugal
Águas, Ana; Ferreira, António; Maia, Paula; Fernandes, Paulo M.; Roxo, Luís; Keizer, Jan; Silva, Joaquim S.; Rego, Francisco C.; Moreira, FranciscoExotic tree species are increasingly common in many regions of the world and at least some species are becoming naturalized in the regions where they were introduced. Disturbances like fire may be at the origin or accelerate the naturalization of these species. Portugal holds one of the largest areas of exotic Eucalyptus globulus plantations in the world and is one of the countries most affected by forest fires...
Belowground traits of mediterranean woody plants in a portuguese shrubland
Silva, Joaquim S.; Rego, Francisco C.; Martins-Loução, Maria A.Below ground traits vary widely. Apart from the influence of the environment both genetic and ontogenic factors are responsible for this variation. For mediterranean woody plants there is also evidence of a relationship between regenerative strategies and root system characteristics. With the general aim of studying these different aspects, the root systems of seventeen obligate seeders and sixteen re s p route...