Forest pathology, the science of forest health and tree diseases, is operating in a rapidly
develo** environment. Most importantly, global trade and climate change are increasing …

The rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide is leading to native habitat loss and
ecosystem fragmentation and degradation. Although the study of urbanisation's impact on …

With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important
that towns and cities are healthy places to live. The principal aim of this book is to synthesize …

Urban spaces have long been places to think through human relationships with nature. The
recent shift in thinking from urban green space as outcome to urban greening as a process …

Several isothermal amplification techniques recently have been developed that are tolerant
of inhibitors present in many plant extracts, which can reduce the need for obtaining purified …

During surveys of Phytophthora diversity in natural and semi-natural Fagaceae forests in
Austria, Italy and Portugal, four new cryptic species were isolated from rhizosphere soil …

This paper presents a performance evaluation framework for streetscape vegetation. A
performance index (PI) is conceived using the following seven traits, specific to the street …

The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence, diversity, and distribution of
Phytophthora species in Protected Natural Areas (PNAs), including forest stands, rivers, and …

Globalization has increased the frequency of inadvertent introductions of plant pathogens.
Many catastrophic invasions of both natural and agricultural systems have been initiated …

Forest trees are experiencing massive declines globally caused by a multitude of stressors,
both abiotic (pollution, fragmentation and climate change) and biotic (fungi, bacteria, viruses …