44 – Mendes, M.M., Dinis, J., García Esteban, L., de Palacios., P, García Fernández, F., Pais, J. Early Cretaceous woods of Figueira da Foz Formation in western Portugal: Palaeoenviromental, palaeoclimatic and palaeobiogeographic insights. Cretaceous Research. 2014. 51:112-120.
Fossil woods of the genus Protocupressinoxylon Eckhold are reported from the Lower Cretaceous (upper Aptian e lower Albian) of Casal do Estortiga, near Santa Catarina da Serra, Lusitanian Basin, western Portugal. The three silicified specimens show up to 7-mm-thick-walled, rounded to polygonal tracheids; homogeneous rays, separated by 2 e 8 cell rows […]
43 – Rößler, R., Philippe, M., van Konijnenburg-van Cittert, J.H.A., McLoughlin, S., Sakala, J., Zijlstra, G. (Co-ordinating authors). Other authors in alphabetical order: Bamford, M., Booi, M., Brea, M., Crisafulli, A., Decombeix, A.L., Dolezych, M., Dutra, T., García Esteban, L., Falaschi, P., Feng, Z., Gnaedinger, S., Guerra Sommer, M., Harland, M., Herbst, R., Iamandei, E., Iamandei, S., Jiang, H., Kunzmann, L., Kurzawe, F., Merlotti, S., Naugolnykh, S., Nishida, H., Noll, R., Oh, C., Orlova, O., de Palacios, P., Poole, I,, Pujana, R., Rajanikanth, A., Ryberg, P., Terada, K., Thévenard, F., Torres, T., Vera, E., Zhang, W., Zheng, S. Which name(s) should be used for Araucaria-like fossil wood?— Results of a poll. Taxon. 63(1): 177-184.
Araucarioxylon Kraus is a widely known fossil-genus generally applied to woods similar to that of the extant Arau- cariaceae. However, since 1905, several researchers have pointed out that this name is an illegitimate junior nomenclatural synonym. At least four generic names are in current use for fossil wood of this type […]
42 – de Palacios, P., García Esteban, L., García Fernández, F., García-Iruela, A., Conde M., Román-Jordán, E. Comparative wood anatomy of Juniperus from Macaronesia. IAWA Journal. 35(2):186-198.
The wood anatomy of the three species of Juniperus occurring in Macaronesia is compared for the first time using representative samples of each species collected in its natural region of provenance: J. cedrus Webb & Berthel and J. phoenicea L. var. canariensis Guyot, in the Canary Islands, and J. brevifolia (Seub.) Antoine, in the Azores. The three species are anatomically similar […]
41 – García Fernández, F., García Esteban, L., de Palacios, P., Simón, C., García-Iruela, A., de la Fuente, J. Sorption and thermodynamic properties of Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels and Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum. through the 15, 35 and 50 degrees C sorption isotherms. European Journal of wood and wood products. 72(1): 99-106.
The hygroscopicity and thermodynamic properties of Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels (limba) and Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum. (obeche) wood were studied and the species were compared. The 15, 35 and 50 A degrees C isotherms were plotted by applying the saturated salts method and fitted using the GAB model. The thermodynamic parameters were obtained […]
39 – González Rodrigo, B., García Esteban, L., de Palacios, P., García Fernández, F., Guindeo, A. Physico-mechanical characterisation of Abies alba Miller wood from the Spanish Pyrenees using clear specimens. Informes de la Construcción. 65 (530): 213-218.
This study provides up-to-date, representative values of the physical and mechanical properties of silver fi r wood from the Spanish Pyrenees for comparison with other provenances and timber species. Tests were conducted with clear specimens obtained throughout the tree stem and properties were determined following the UNE standards of the corresponding tests […]
40 – González Rodrigo, B., García Esteban, L., de Palacios, P., García Fernández, F., Guindeo, A. Variation throughout the tree stem in the physical-mechanical properties of the wood of Abies alba Mill. from the Spanish Pyrenees. Madera y bosques. 19(2): 87-107.
This study analyses the variation of main physical-mechanical properties of wood along the longitudinal and radial directions of the tree for Abies alba Mill. growing in the Spanish Pyrenees. Small clear specimens were used to study the properties of volumetric shrinkage (VS), density (.), hardness (H), bending strength (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), maximum compressive strength […]
38 – García Fernández, F., García Esteban, L., de Palacios, P., García-Iruela, A., Cabedo Gallén, R. Estimating the uncertainty of a multilayer perceptron using the Monte Carlo method. Advanced Materials Research. 628: 324-329.
Artificial neural networks have become a powerful modeling tool. However, although they obtain an output with very good accuracy, they provide no information about the uncertainty of the network or its coverage intervals. This study describes the application of the Monte Carlo method […]
37 – García Fernández, F., de Palacios, P., García Esteban, L., García-Iruela, Al., González Rodrigo, B., Menasalvas, E. Prediction of MOR and MOE of structural plywood board using an artificial neural network and comparison with a multivariate regression model. Composites Part B: Engineering. 43(8): 3528-3533.
The structural application of plywood boards has increased considerably in recent years. In this context, determining plywood mechanical properties such as bending strength and modulus of elasticity through predictive models using more-easily obtained properties is a very useful tool for in-factory quality control. Artificial neural networks have demonstrated their high capacity for […]
36 – García Esteban, L., Martín, J.A., de Palacios, P., García Fernández, F. Influence of region of provenance and climate factors on wood anatomical traits of Pinus nigra Arn. subsp. salzmannii. European Journal of Forest Research. 131(3): 633-645.
Region of provenance is defined as an area with uniform ecological conditions where stands with similar phenotypic or genetic features are found. This study assesses the effect of differing climate conditions of eight Spanish regions of provenance of Pinus nigra Arn. subsp. salzmannii on earlywood anatomical traits measured in samples from basal discs from mature trees. Results showed that variation […]
35 – García Fernández, F., de Palacios, P., García Esteban, L., García-Iruela, A., González-Adrados, J.R., López Alvarez, J.V. Sorption and thermodynamic properties of cork from the 35ºC and 50ºC isotherms. Bois et Forêt des Tropiques. 311(1): 63-74.
: Because of its characteristics, cork currently has no substitute in the bottle stopper industry for high quality wines and champagnes. Few studies have been conducted on water-cork relations, particularly the thermodynamic behaviour of cork. The hygroscopicity and thermodynamic properties of two cork samples of the same quality, harvested in 1968 and 2006, were studied to determine any differences in behaviour caused by the passing of time […]
