... 1). Mean leaf area (MLA) was significantly (p < 0.0 1) related toall morphological variables studied, with most variables (CV,D/H, LARshoot, Ea ) positively related (r = 0.84−0.9 6) to MLA(Tab. ... were: Q. alba L. , Q. coccifera L. , Q.faginea Lam., Q. ilex L. subsp. ballota (Desf .) Samp. (hereafter Q.ilex), Q. pyrenaica Willd., Q. robur L. , Q. rubra L. and Q. suber L. All species belong to ... Statistical analyses and ordination methodsThe normality of all quantitative morphological variables waspreviously checked. All analysed variables (Ea,D/H, CV, LMA,LARshoot, number of leaves, MLA)...