Age trends and within-site effects in wood density and radial growth in Quercus faginea mature trees
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Age trends and within-site effects in wood density and radial growth in Quercus faginea mature trees |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Vicelina B. Sousa; Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia Universidade de Lisboa.; Portugal |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | José-Luís Louzada; Departamento Florestal/CITAB, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.; Portugal |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Helena Pereira; Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia Universidade de Lisboa.; Portugal |
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| 3. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Quercus faginea; wood density components; cambial age; wood quality; variation. |
| 4. | Description | Abstract | Aim of the study: This paper aims to valorize the wood of Quercus faginea Lam. for high quality end uses (e.g. furniture) by studying growth and quality properties using mature trees. Age trends in tree-ring width and wood density are shown and the main factors responsible for variations in tree-ring width and wood density within and between trees are investigated. Area of study: The study site is in the center of Portugal within the natural species distribution area. Material and methods: Radial samples from ten mature trees were collected at 6 heights (from base to 9.7 m) and prepared for X-ray microdensity. Main results: Wood density showed high values, ranging from 0.868 g/cm3 to 0.957 g/cm3. Wood density decreased from pith to bark and with stem height. Cambial age showed a linear relationship with wood density and most of the variation in wood is explained by age. Intra-ring and axial within-tree homogeneity was good. Research highlights: Mature trees of Q. faginea showed high wood density and a high potential for high quality end uses, comparable to other oaks. Wood density is influenced by cambial age and tree-ring width. Wood quality may be improved by tree growth rates adjustment e.g. through an adequate tree stand density (e.g. thinning operations).
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| 5. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | INIA |
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| 7. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2016-04-01 |
| 8. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 9. | Format | File format | PDF, HTML, XML |
| 10. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://revistas.inia.es:443/index.php/fs/article/view/8411 |
| 10. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | http://dx.doi.org/10.5424/fs/2016251-08411 |
| 11. | Source | Title; vol., no. (year) | Forest Systems; Vol 25, No 1 (2016) |
| 12. | Language | English=en | en |
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