Abstract:The pine wood nematode (PWN)
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
is maybe the most consequential invasive pine pathogen in Eurasia, causing the pine wilt disease (PWD). It was introduced in Portugal (and in Europe) in 1999, leading to the enforcement of strict regulations attempting to control its dispersion. However, the system put in place to deal with this epidemic does not account with other factors affecting pine forest health and decline and gets easily overwhelmed by natural disturbances … Show more
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