Human and non-human determinants of forest composition in southern Spain: evidence of shifts towards cork oak dominance as a result of management over the past century
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Aims Both human and non-human determinants have shaped Mediterranean forest structure over the last few millennia. The effects of recent human activities on forest composition, however, remain poorly understood. We quantified changes in forest composition during the past century in the mixed forests of Quercus suber (cork oak) and Q. canariensis (Algerian oak), and explored the effects of forest management and environmental (climate, topography) factors on forest structure at various spatial and temporal scales.
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Patterns and ecological consequences of abiotic heterogeneity 8 in managed cork oak forests of Southern Spain
9 10 Received: 5 October 2006 / Accepted: 11 January 2007 11 ! The Ecological Society of Japan 2007 2345678 19 20 Abstract Spatial heterogeneity of abiotic factors influ21 ences the structure and function of forests and must be 22 taken into account for their conservation and sustain23 able management. In this study, we evaluate the heter24 ogeneity of abiotic environmental variables in managed...
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