Oaks Physiological Ecology. Exploring the Functional Dive...
Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio / Peguero-Pina, José Javier / Sancho-Knapik, Domingo Genus Quercus L. (oaks) comprises ca. 400 tree and shrub species with an outstanding role in the vegetation of the Northern Hemisphere. This genus has been culturally and economically linked to humans since millennia. Oaks can be found in very different phytoclimates, from temperate and subtropical forests to mediterranean evergreen woodlands. In parallel, this genus is characterized by a great functional and morphological diversity, with ever...