Floodplain forests offer a diversity of habitats and resources for a very wide range of plant
and animal species. They also offer many benefits to humankind and are considered …

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

Eighteen Phytophthora species and one species of Halophytophthora were identified in 113
forest streams in Alaska, western Oregon and southwestern Oregon that were sampled by …

Waterways are ideal pathways for Phytophthora dispersal and potential introduction to
terrestrial ecosystems. While many Phytophthora species from phylogenetic clades 6, 9 and …

Alder trees (Alnus spp.) are key nitrogen‐fixing riparian species in the northern hemisphere.
Inputs of nitrogen‐rich leaf litter from alder into stream food webs can contribute significantly …

This chapter describes the symptoms caused by various Phytophthora species on
broadleaved tree hosts and overviews disease distributions across Europe. In addition, a …

Phytophthora species were systematically sampled, isolated, identified and compared for
presence in streams, soil and roots of alder (Alnus species) dominated riparian ecosystems …

Extensive decline and mortality events of alder trees have recently been observed in several
riparian ecosystems in Italy. Since there is little information about the aetiology of this …

Abstract Kliejunas, John T. 2010. Sudden oak death and Phytophthora ramorum: a summary
of the literature. 2010 edition. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-234. Albany, CA:. US Department …

Examples of the accidental introduction of pathogens are commonplace. When released
from hosts and habitats where they have co-evolved over millennia, some pathogens have …