Quercus ilex may be considered the queen tree of the Mediterranean Basin, dominating
coastal forest areas up to 2000 m above sea level at some sites. However, an increase in …

Plants have to cope with different biotic and abiotic stresses, such as the attacks of
pathogens and herbivores, high irradiance, droughts, salt stress or nutrient deficiencies …

Climate change and pathogen outbreaks are the two major causes of decline in
Mediterranean holm oak trees (Quercus ilex L. subsp. ballota (Desf.) Samp.). Crown‐level …

The oak wilt disease caused by the invasive fungal pathogen Bretziella fagacearum is one
of the greatest threats to oak-dominated forests across the Eastern United States. Accurate …

Forest decline induced by Phytophthora is a global phenomenon that affects many tree
species. In central Europe, the health of Quercus robur has been declining due to various …

Over the last few decades, extensive dieback and mortality episodes of Quercus ilex L. have
been documented after severe drought events in many Mediterranean forests. However, the …

Climate change is impairing tree physiology and growth, causing an increase in tree
dieback in many Mediterranean forests. These desiccation phenomena are leading to …

Holm oak populations have deteriorated drastically due to oak decline syndrome. The first
objective of the present study was to investigate the use of axillary budding and somatic …

Zagros woodlands in Iran are threatened by the decline of Persian oak (Quercus brantii)
trees. Although the main cause of tree mortality is drought stress, bacterial pathogens such …

In anthropic savanna ecosystems from the Iberian Peninsula (ie dehesa), complex
interactions between climate change, pathogen outbreaks and human land use are …