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 …

The genus Quercus (oak), family Fagaceae, comprises around 500 species, being one of
the most important and dominant woody angiosperms in the Northern Hemisphere …

Worldwide, Mediterranean-climate type forests are seriously threatened by climate change
and Phytophthora cinnamomi, an extremely aggressive soilborne pathogen listed among …

Oomycete and fungal pathogens, mainly Phytophthora and Fusarium species, are notorious
causal agents of huge economic losses and environmental damages. For instance …

Soil‐borne pathogens are a key component of the belowground community because of the
significance of their ecological and socio‐economic impacts. However, very little is known …

It is hypothesised that major reductions in tree vitality are related to marked changes in soil
water content, extremely wet winters followed by dry summers, and the presence of …

The increase in abiotic and biotic stress driven by global change threatens forest
ecosystems and challenges understanding of mechanisms producing mortality …

Soil biota influences nutrient cycling and climate regulation and represents an important
fraction of global biodiversity, yet we know very little about how this soil biota responds to …

The use of synthetic chemical fungicides commonly applied in crop protection has been
associated with environmental and human health risks. However, essential oils (EOs) and …

Litter decomposition is a fundamental process for nutrient cycling and C fluxes between
terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. Multiple factors such as environmental …