Rediscovering Montecristo's treasure: The island's holm oaks reveal exceptional longevity

Goffredo Filibeck; Michele Baliva; Lucio Calcagnile; Alessandro Chiarucci; Marisa D'Elia; Gianluca Quarta; Giovanni Quilghini; Gianluca Piovesan

doi:10.1002/ecy.4064

Rediscovering Montecristo's treasure: The island's holm oaks reveal exceptional longevity

Ecology. 2023 Jul;104(7):e4064. doi: 10.1002/ecy.4064. Epub 2023 May 11.

Authors

Goffredo Filibeck¹, Michele Baliva², Lucio Calcagnile³, Alessandro Chiarucci⁴, Marisa D'Elia³, Gianluca Quarta³, Giovanni Quilghini⁵, Gianluca Piovesan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Forest and Agricultural Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
² Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences (DEB), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
³ CEDAD (Centro di Fisica Applicata, Datazione e Diagnostica), Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica "Ennio de Giorgi", Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy.
⁴ BIOME Lab, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
⁵ Reparto Carabinieri Biodiversità di Follonica, Follonica, Italy.

PMID: 37098702
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4064

No abstract available

Keywords: Mediterranean; Quercus ilex; Tuscan archipelago; biodiversity; evergreen; longevity; old tree; radiocarbon dating; strictly protected areas.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Longevity
Quercus*
Trees