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) …

A central challenge to studying emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) is a landscape
dilemma: Our best empirical understanding of disease dynamics occurs at local scales …

Landscape structure influences local diversity and ecosystem processes, including cross-
habitat fluxes of organisms coupling the dynamics of different habitats. The flow of …

Most atmospheric scientists agree that climate changes are going to increase the mean
temperature in Europe with increased frequency of climatic extremes, such as drought …

Endophyte-grass symbiosis is generally considered to be a classic example of microbe-
plant symbiosis in which the fitness of the microbial symbiont and its host plant is closely …

Many agricultural landscapes are characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity and
fragmentation. Landscape ecology focuses on the influence of habitat heterogeneity in …

Forest health worldwide is impacted by many invasive alien pathogens and pests (IAPPs)
that cause significant harm, with severe economic losses and environmental alterations …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1108–1116 Abstract Empirical evidence suggests that
biodiversity loss can increase disease transmission, yet our understanding of the 'diversity …

Sufficient biodiversity is required for ecosystem functions. The question is how we can
assess required biodiversity if we are able to recognize only a fraction of diversity, and/or …

Findings on climate change influence on plant pathogens are often inconsistent and context
dependent. Knowledge of pathogens affecting agricultural crops and natural plant …