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New type forest damage to mediterranean vegetation in Southern Sardinian forests (Italy)
Author(s) -
Bussotti F.,
Ferretti M.,
Cenni E.,
Gellini R.,
Clauser F.,
Grossoni P.,
Barbolani E.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1991.tb00906.x
Subject(s) - mediterranean climate , vegetation (pathology) , geography , ecology , forestry , agroforestry , environmental science , biology , archaeology , medicine , pathology
This paper investigates some biological aspects of the decline of the Forest of Pikinamanna in Southern Sardinia: the evolution of forest deterioration, leaf diagnosis, analysis and observation with SEM. We present the hypothesis of a relationship between this decline and some adverse environmental factors, particularly atmospheric pollution and drought.