The moisture content of dead fine forest fuels is a central component of nearly all fire behaviour and fire danger rating systems. For modelling purposes, equilibrium moisture content curves are an important input parameter. When a dead fine fuel is...
The two main species, sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) and pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.), predominant in French forests, are mainly used for aging wines and spirits; however, the potential of oak wood extract as a source of natural antioxida...
Quercus wood (oak wood) is a valuable resource, which has led to the intense processing of oak trees by the forestry industry. As a result, large amounts of forestry by-products (bark and leaves) are left in the woods, considered valueless. Thus, the...
The Mediterranean vegetation belt on the eastern Adriatic covers an area of nearly 15,000 km2. It is comprised of forest stands that can be divided into three vegetation zones based on the presence of certain plant species within each: sub-Mediterran...
Temperature and precipitation variability throughout the year control the intra-annual dynamics of tree-ring formation. Physiological adaptation of trees to climate change is among the key issues to better understand and predict future forest perform...
Mediterranean forest ecosystems in Croatia are of very high significance because of the ecological functions they provide. This region is highly sensitive to abiotic stresses such as air pollution, high sunlight, and high temperatures alongside dry p...
In the context of global warming, which is mainly due to the increasing atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, the prediction of climate change requires a good assessment of the involvement of vegetation in the global carbon cycle. In particula...