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Diversity and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae on declining Ostrya carpinifolia in Slovenia and Italy following extreme weather conditions.

Decline of Ostrya carpinifolia in Slovenia and Italy was due to Botryosphaeria dothidea (new host species), several other pathogens were included in the disease (genus Dothiorelly, not described previously), the trigger was drought. Molecular diversity indicated that the disease was not introduced but derived from an indigenous pathogenic endophyte.

COBISS.SI-ID: 2992550

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Enhanced ozone strongly reduces carbon sink strength of adult beech (Fagus sylvatica) - resume from the free-air fumigation study at Kranzberg Forest.

Adult beech trees were found to be relatively unsensitive to ozone, the main reactions were in higher fine root turnover and a shift in mycorrhizal types abundance, while young beech trees were found to be susceptible to ozone stress, which can have an important impact on sustainability and functioning of forest ecosystems.

COBISS.SI-ID: 2963878

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Modelling drainage fluxes in managed and natural forests in the Dinaric karst: a model comparison study.

VILHAR, Urša, STARR, Michael, KATZENSTEINER, Klaus, SIMONČIČ, Primož, KAJFEŽ-BOGATAJ, Lučka, DIACI, Jurij: A comparison of two models for predicting the water fluxes in a managed and a natural forest stand.

COBISS.SI-ID: 6279033

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Root distribution of under-planted European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) below the canopy of a mature Norway spruce stand as a function of light.

Light has significant effect on the total biomass, root-shoot ratio, specific root length (SRL) of fine roots, and specific leaf area in 15-years old beech seedlings, indicating morphological adjustment to shade. The correlation between total aboveground and root biomass and light below the mature stand canopy was higher in the case of diffuse light intensity.

COBISS.SI-ID: 2518182

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GIS-based probability assessment of natural hazards in forested landscapes of Central and South-Eastern Europe.

Natural hazards: windthrow, drought, and forest fire, and their spatial distribution, were assessed for Central and SE European forests as major threats for the provision of forest goods and ecosystem services. Regions with high probabilities of natural hazard were identified and management strategies to minimize probability of natural hazards were discussed.

COBISS.SI-ID: 3085734