Oaks Physiological Ecology. Exploring the Functional Diversity of Genus Quercus L.

1. Oaks and People: A Long Journey Together
Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín, José Javier Peguero-Pina, Domingo Sancho-Knapik

2. An Updated Infrageneric Classification of the Oaks: Review of Previous Taxonomic Schemes and Synthesis of Evolutionary Patterns
Thomas Denk, Guido W. Grimm, Paul S. Manos, Min Deng, Andrew L. Hipp

3. The Fossil History of Quercus

Eduardo Barrón, Anna Averyanova, Zlatko Kvaček, Arata Momohara, Kathleen B. Pigg, Svetlana Popova, José María Postigo-Mijarra, Bruce H. Tiffney, Torsten Utescher, Zhe Kun Zhou

4. Physiological Evidence from Common Garden Experiments for Local Adaptation and Adaptive Plasticity to Climate in American Live Oaks (Quercus Section Virentes): Implications for Conservation Under Global Change
Jeannine Cavender-Bares, José Alberto Ramírez-Valiente

5. Oaks Under Mediterranean-Type Climates: Functional Response to Summer Aridity
Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín, Miguel Ángel Saz, Jose María Cuadrat, José Javier Peguero-Pina, Domingo Sancho-Knapik

6. Coexistence of Deciduous and Evergreen Oak Species in Mediterranean Environments: Costs Associated with the Leaf and Root Traits of Both Habits
Alfonso Escudero, Sonia Mediavilla, Manuel Olmo, Rafael Villar, José Merino

7. The Role of Hybridization on the Adaptive Potential of Mediterranean Sclerophyllous Oaks: The Case of the Quercus ilex x Q. suber Complex
Unai López de Heredia, Francisco María Vázquez, Álvaro Soto

8. The Anatomy and Functioning of the Xylem in Oaks
Elisabeth M. R. Robert, Maurizio Mencuccini, Jordi Martínez-Vilalta

9. The Role of Mesophyll Conductance in Oak Photosynthesis: Among- and Within-Species Variability
José Javier Peguero-Pina, Ismael Aranda, Francisco Javier Cano, Jeroni Galmés, Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín, Ülo Niinemets, Domingo Sancho-Knapik, Jaume Flexas

10. Carbon Losses from Respiration and Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds—The Overlooked Side of Tree Carbon Budgets
Roberto L. Salomón, Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada, Michael Staudt

11. Photoprotective Mechanisms in the Genus Quercus in Response to Winter Cold and Summer Drought
José Ignacio García-Plazaola, Antonio Hernández, Beatriz Fernández-Marín, Raquel Esteban, José Javier Peguero-Pina, Amy Verhoeven, Jeannine Cavender-Bares

12. Growth and Growth-Related Traits for a Range of Quercus Species Grown as Seedlings Under Controlled Conditions and for Adult Plants from the Field
Rafael Villar, Paloma Ruiz-Benito, Enrique G. de la Riva, Hendrik Poorter, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, José Luis Quero

13. Drought-Induced Oak Decline—Factors Involved, Physiological Dysfunctions, and Potential Attenuation by Forestry Practices
Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada, Domingo Sancho-Knapik, Nicolas K. Martin-StPaul, Jean-Marc Limousin, Nathan G. McDowell, Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín

14. Physiological Keys for Natural and Artificial Regeneration of Oaks
Jesús Pemán, Esteban Chirino, Josep María Espelta, Douglass Frederick Jacobs, Paula Martín-Gómez, Rafael Navarro-Cerrillo, Juan A. Oliet, Alberto Vilagrosa, Pedro Villar-Salvador, Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín

15. Competition Drives Oak Species Distribution and Functioning in Europe: Implications Under Global Change
Jaime Madrigal-González, Paloma Ruiz-Benito, Sophia Ratcliffe, Andreas Rigling, Christian Wirth, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Roman Zweifel, Miguel A. Zavala

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