Purpose of review Forests are frequently exposed to natural disturbances, which are likely to
increase with global change, and may jeopardize the delivery of ecosystem services. Mixed …

Habitat loss has pervasive and disruptive impacts on biodiversity in habitat remnants. The
magnitude of the ecological impacts of habitat loss can be exacerbated by the spatial …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

In many forested ecosystems, the architecture and functional ecology of certain tree species
define forest structure and their species‐specific traits control ecosystem dynamics. Such …

The ascomycete H ymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus (anamorph C halara fraxinea) causes a
lethal disease known as ash dieback on F raxinus excelsior and F raxinus angustifolia in E …

The previous chapters have provided a first insight into the heterogeneity, complexity and
great physiognomic and ecological variety of the timberline phenomenon; a heterogeneity …

Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a keystone tree species throughout temperate Europe
whose future existence is threatened by an emerging invasive fungal disease. Ash dieback …

There has been a remarkable scientific output on the topic of how climate change is likely to
affect plant diseases. This overview addresses the need for review of this burgeoning …

This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of
examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how …

Phytophthora ramorum, causal agent of sudden oak death, is an emerging plant pathogen
first observed in North America associated with mortality of tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) …