Quercus cerris Leaf Functional Traits to Assess Urban Forest Health Status for Expeditious Analysis in a Mediterranean European Context DOI Creative Commons
Luca Quaranta, Piera Di Marzio, Paola Fortini

et al.

Plants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 285 - 285

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

In the Mediterranean basin, urban forests are widely recognized as essential landscape components, playing a key role in nature-based solutions by enhancing environmental quality and providing range of ecosystem services. The selection woody plant species for afforestation reforestation should prioritize native that align with biogeographical ecological characteristics planting sites. Among these, Quercus cerris L. (Turkey oak) is considered promising candidate reforestation. However, its fitness within forest environments remains poorly understood. This study aimed to identify suitable leaf functional traits assessing response Q. analyze main climatic variables influencing performance contexts. We also proposed practical, rapid monitoring tools compare natural across different seasons. results demonstrated experiences significant water stress due combined effects drought high temperatures. To find mitigate this stress, differences between such specific area, thickness, contents chlorophyll, anthocyanins, flavonols were analyzed. Our findings underscore adaptability varied conditions. provides practical method rapidly responses tree climate change. future, approach will be tested on other characteristic ecosystems help choosing strategies.

Language: Английский

Quercus cerris Leaf Functional Traits to Assess Urban Forest Health Status for Expeditious Analysis in a Mediterranean European Context DOI Creative Commons
Luca Quaranta, Piera Di Marzio, Paola Fortini

et al.

Plants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 285 - 285

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

In the Mediterranean basin, urban forests are widely recognized as essential landscape components, playing a key role in nature-based solutions by enhancing environmental quality and providing range of ecosystem services. The selection woody plant species for afforestation reforestation should prioritize native that align with biogeographical ecological characteristics planting sites. Among these, Quercus cerris L. (Turkey oak) is considered promising candidate reforestation. However, its fitness within forest environments remains poorly understood. This study aimed to identify suitable leaf functional traits assessing response Q. analyze main climatic variables influencing performance contexts. We also proposed practical, rapid monitoring tools compare natural across different seasons. results demonstrated experiences significant water stress due combined effects drought high temperatures. To find mitigate this stress, differences between such specific area, thickness, contents chlorophyll, anthocyanins, flavonols were analyzed. Our findings underscore adaptability varied conditions. provides practical method rapidly responses tree climate change. future, approach will be tested on other characteristic ecosystems help choosing strategies.

Language: Английский

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