Most members of the oomycete genus Phytophthora are primary plant pathogens. Both soil-
and airborne Phytophthora species are able to survive adverse environmental conditions …

Forest declines are well-studied phenomena. However, recent patterns suggest that the
traditional sequence of events and factors involved in forest decline are changing. Several …

An analysis of incidence of Phytophthora spp. in 732 European nurseries producing forest
transplants, larger specimen trees, landscape plants and ornamentals, plus 2525 areas in …

This study compiles and summarizes the existing knowledge about observed and projected
impacts of climate change on forests in Europe. Forests will have to adapt not only to …

With the increased attention given to the genus Phytophthora in the last decade in response
to the ecological and economic impact of several invasive species (such as P. ramorum, P …

The nature of “climate change” will differ with geographical regions and its final impact on
ecosystems vary with the extent of temperature increase, changes in irradiance and levels of …

During large-scale surveys for soilborne Phytophthora species in forests and semi-natural
stands and nurseries in Europe during the last decade, homothallic Phytophthora isolates …

Mortality events in cork and holm oaks have occurred in the Mediterranean basin since the
beginning of the XX century, but severity of decline increased during the 1980s. By that time …

During the past decade, and in particular after the wet year 2002 and the dry year 2003, an
increasing number of trees and stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Bavaria …

Little is known about indigenous Phytophthora species in natural ecosystems. Increasing
evidence, however, suggests that a diverse, trophically complex Phytophthora community is …