1. Preface

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 2

2. Annex “Standardized” description of some experimental plots in the Quercus ilex L. ecosystems

   • M. Cartan-Son
   • F. Romane

   BriefCommunication Pages: 3 - 12

3. The ecological significance of sclerophyllous oak forests in the western part of the Mediterranean basin: a note on pollen analytical data

   • M. Reille
   • A. Pons

   Part A: Biogeography and History Pages: 13 - 17

4. Biogeography, ecology and history of Mediterranean Quercus ilex ecosystems

   • M. Barbero
   • R. Loisel
   • P. Quézel

   Part A: Biogeography and History Pages: 19 - 34

5. Notes on Quercus ilex L. in Liguria (NW Italy)

   • G. Barberis
   • S. Peccenini
   • G. Paola

   Part A: Biogeography and History Pages: 35 - 50

6. Structure, biomass and production of a resprouted holm-oak (Quercus ilex L.) forest in NE Spain

   • M. J. Lledó
   • J. R. Sánchez
   • A. Escarré

   Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 51 - 59

7. Factors affecting radial growth of Quercus ilex L. in a coppice stand in southern France

   • M. Cartan-Son
   • C. Floret
   • F. Romane

   Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 61 - 68

8. Litterfall as a measure of primary production in Mediterranean holm-oak forest

   • J. Bellot
   • J. R. Sánchez
   • A. Escarré

   Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 69 - 76

9. Growth and yield of young Quercus ilex coppice stands in the Tafferte forest (Morocco)

   • M. Khatouri

   Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 77 - 82

10. Comparative phenology and growth in different species of the Mediterranean maquis of central Italy

    • M. de Lillis
    • A. Fontanella

    Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 83 - 96

11. Dynamics of holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) coppices after clearcutting in southern France

    • C. Floret
    • M. J. Galan
    • F. Romane

    Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 97 - 105

12. Variation in the genetic structure and reproductive biology of holm oak populations

    • H. Michaud
    • R. Lumaret
    • F. Romane

    Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 107 - 113

13. Evidence for hybridization between sympatric holm-oak and cork-oak in Spain based on diagnostic enzyme markers

    • J. A. Elena-Rossello
    • R. Lumaret
    • H. Michaud

    Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 115 - 118

14. Temperature-vegetation structure interaction: the effect on the activity of the ant Messor barbarus (L.)

    • F. López
    • J. M. Serrano
    • F. J. Acosta

    Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 119 - 128

15. What are the consequences of being a downy oak (quercus pubescens) or a holm oak (Q. ilex) for breeding blue tits (Parus caeruleus)?

    • J. Blondel
    • P. Isenmann
    • P. Perret

    Part B: Structure, Productivity and Dynamic Pages: 129 - 136

16. The influence of summer and winter stress and water relationships on the distribution of Quercus ilex L.

    • J. Terradas
    • R. Savé

    Part C: Water Relationship Pages: 137 - 145

17. Quercus ilex facing water stress: a functional equilibrium hypothesis

    • S. Rambal

    Part C: Water Relationship Pages: 147 - 153

18. Morphological adaptions of Quercus ilex leaves in the Castelporziano forest

    • L. Gratani
    • P. Marzi
    • M. F. Crescente

    Part C: Water Relationship Pages: 155 - 161

19. Evaluation of actual evapotranspiration of a Quercus ilex L. stand by the Bowen Ratio-Energy Budget method

    • A. Pitacco
    • N. Gallinaro
    • C. Giulivo

    Part C: Water Relationship Pages: 163 - 168

20. Comparison of the hydrological characteristics of three small experimental holm oak forested catchments in NE Spain in relation to larger areas

    • J. Piñol
    • A. Avila
    • F. Rodà

    Part C: Water Relationship Pages: 169 - 176

21. Comparative water relations of four Mediterranean oak species

    • M. Acherar
    • S. Rambal

    Part C: Water Relationship Pages: 177 - 184

22. Daily and seasonal variation in water relations of macchia shrubs and trees in France (Montpellier) and Turkey (Antalya)

    • F. Duhme
    • T. M. Hinckley

    Part C: Water Relationship Pages: 185 - 198

23. Water relations of crok-oak (Quercus suber L.) under natural conditions

    • G. Oliveira
    • O. A. Correia
    • F. M. Catarino

    Part C: Water Relationship Pages: 199 - 208

24. Is primary production in holm oak forests nutrient limited?

    • X. Mayor
    • F. Rodá

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 209 - 217

25. Organic matter distribution and fluxes within a holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) stand in the Etna volcano

    • S. Leonardi
    • M. Rapp
    • A. Denes

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 219 - 224

26. The efficiency of nitrogen retranslocation from leaf biomass in Quercus ilex ecosystems

    • A. Escudero
    • J. M. Del Arco
    • M. V. Garrido

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 225 - 237

27. Litter dynamics in post-fire successional forests of Quercus ilex

    • A. Ferran
    • V. R. Vallejo

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 239 - 246

28. Soil nitrogen dynamics in a holm oak forest

    • D. Bonilla
    • F. Rodà

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 247 - 257

29. Decomposition rate of Quercus rotundifolia leaves in an evergreen oak forest of the Duero Basin (Province of Zamora, Spain)

    • I. Hernández
    • J. F. Gallardo
    • C. Quilchano

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 259 - 262

30. Productivity and nutrient uptake in a holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) stand and during regeneration after clearcut

    • M. Rapp
    • F. Ed Derfoufi
    • A. Blanchard

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 263 - 272

31. Variation in tissue element concentrations in Quercus ilex L. over a range of different soils

    • J. Canadell
    • M. Vilá

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 273 - 282

32. Preliminary results of a fertilization-irrigation experiment in a Quercus ilex L. forest in relation to leaves and twigs characteristics

    • S. Sabaté
    • S. Calvet
    • C. A. Gracia

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 283 - 287

33. The role of Diplopoda litter grazing activity on recycling processes in a Mediterranean climate

    • M. Bertrand
    • J. P. Lumaret

    Part D: Nutrient Cycling and budget Pages: 289 - 297

34. Ecological dynamics of Quercus dominated woodlands in California and southern Spain: a state-transition model

    • L. Huntsinger
    • J. W. Bartolome

    Part E: Management Pages: 299 - 305

35. Old holm oak coppices . . . new sylvopastoral practices

    • S. Bellon
    • G. Guérin

    Part E: Management Pages: 307 - 316

36. Quercus ilex browse utilization by Caprini in Sierra de Cazorla and Segura (Spain)

    • P. Cuartas
    • R. García-Gónzalez

    Part E: Management Pages: 317 - 330

37. Ecology of vegetative regeneration after coppicing in macchia stands in central Italy

    • G. Giovannini
    • D. Perulli
    • F. Salbitano

    Part E: Management Pages: 331 - 343

38. Matter transfer and land use by cattle in a dehesa ecosystem of Central Spain

    • A. Gómez-Sal
    • M. A. Rodríguez
    • J. M. De Miguel

    Part E: Management Pages: 345 - 354

39. Regeneration by sprouting of holm-oak (Quercus ilex) stands exploited by selection thinning

    • J. Retana
    • M. Riba
    • J. M. Espelta

    Part E: Management Pages: 355 - 364

40. Effect of cleaning and thinning on height growth and girth increment in holm oak coppices (Quercus ilex L.)

    • M. Ducrey
    • J. Toth

    Part E: Management Pages: 365 - 376

41. List of contributors

    Legacy Pages: 377 - 377