The project was fully funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology(Portugal)who supported J.Martins PhD fellowship(SFRH/BD/122478/2016);(UID/AMB/50017/2013-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007638);(CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000007);(CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000020);F4F-Forest for the Future(CENTRO-08-5864-FSE-000031).
Arbutus unedo L.(strawberry tree,Ericaceae)is a woody species with a circum-Mediterranean distribu-tion.It has considerable ecological relevance in southern European forests due to its resilience to abiotic and biotic...