Ecology of Mediterranean Evergreen Oak Forests, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999 Coll. Ecological Studies, Vol. 137

This title is a synthesis of the ecology of Mediterranean holm oak forests, a unique ecosystem. It presents results that are applicable also to other water-limited forests.

1 Introduction.- 1 1 Holm Oak and Holm Oak Forests: An Introduction.- 2 Experimental Areas of Prades and Montseny.- 2 Stand Structure and Dynamics.- 3 Stand Structure, Aboveground Biomass and Production.- 4 Structure and Dynamics of the Root System.- 5 Resprouting Dynamics.- 6 Acorn Ecology.- 7 Seedling Recruitment.- 8 A Model of Stand Dynamics For Holm Oak-Aleppo Pine Forests.- 3 Light Harvesting and Gas Exchange.- 9 Leaf Traits and Canopy Organization.- 10 Gas Exchange and Water Relations.- 11 Modelling Canopy Gas Exchange During Summer Drought.- 12 GOTILWA: An Integrated Model of Water Dynamics and Forest Growth.- 4 Nutrient Cycling at the Stand Level.- 13 Water and Nutrient Limitations to Primary Production.- 14 Precipitation Chemistry and Air Pollution.- 15 Throughfall and Stemflow.- 16 Soil Nitrogen Dynamics.- 17 Soil Water Chemistry.- 18 Nutrient Distribution and Cycling.- 5 Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Catchments.- 19 Water Balance in Catchments.- 20 Element Budgets in Catchments.- 21 Biogeochemical Models.- 6 Responses to Disturbances.- 22 Soil Fertility After Fire and Clear-Cutting.- 23 Functional Responses to Thinning.- 7 Animals in the Forest: Ecology of Two Main Groups.- 24 Soil Arthropods.- 25 Composition and Dynamics of the Bird Community.

The first synthesis of the ecology of Mediterranean holm oak forests - a unique ecosystem, so far underrepresented in the literature Presents results that are applicable also to other water-limited forests