Oaks are dominant and key tree species in Mediterranean forest ecosystems. However, recent decades, oak forests have been heavily impacted by decline, a worldwide phenomenon exacerbated climate change. The charcoal disease agent Biscogniauxia mediterranea is involved the decline of formations variety contexts. Here, we investigated impact role B. oaks Castelfidardo Forest, relict wood late Holo...

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Charcoal canker of oak, which has recently increased in southern Iran, could pose a serious threat to the entire forest ecosystem near future. In addition, it seems that climate change and its consequences, such as drought regions have exacerbated this phenomenon. Consequently, objective study was identify fungal pathogens cause charcoal disease oak forests South Zagros. It also sought find ass...

Field surveys in Zagros forests located in western Iran were done to study some aspects of biology and host range of Biscogniauxia mediterranea during 2014-2016. The ability of its conidia and ascospores to cause the disease was evaluated under greenhouse condition. Ascospore viability and development of anamorph and teleomorph were surveyed under different conditions. The pathogen host range w...

Biological disturbances are integral to forest ecosystems and have pronounced effects on resistance, resilience, diversity. The Hyrcanian mixed forest, in northern Iran, is at risk of declining diversity due ongoing pressure from land use change, harvesting, biological disturbances. We analyzed the resistance resilience this area under two (i.e., oak charcoal fungus, Biscogniauxia mediterranea ...