“…Dominant height at a reference age is used to classify stands in a fertility scale, and is closely linked to total production (Bentouati 2006). Many studies exist examining the productivity of stands across different countries in the Mediterranean (Pardé 1957, 1967, Decourt 1966, 1973, Souleres 1969, 1975, Garbaye et al 1970, Yi 1976, Ottorini & Nys 1981, M'hirit 1982, Toth & Turrel 1983, Couhert & Duplat 1993, Sghaier & Ammari 2012. Souleres (1969) showed that the production of Aleppo pine in Tunisia increased with the potential of the forest site, the bioclimatic stage, and soil fertility.…”