Overview
- Highly relevant subject, especially in Europe, in light of the recent discovery of one of the most dangerous pathogens and pests of pine forests
- Highly inter-disciplinary text, covering all issues pertaining to pine wilt disease, from molecule to ecosystem, from the nematode to the insect vector, from forest ecology to plant physiology, etc.
- Also deals with trade and political issues which becomes useful for decision-makers
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Pine wilt disease (PWD) is unquestionably a major threat to forest ecosystems worldwide. After seriously affecting Eastern Asian countries, the challenge is now in Europe, following its detection in Portugal in 1999 and its subsequent spread. For foresters, these were really very bad news and, in order for adequate action to be taken, scientists had to teach politicians about the seriousness of the problem. That is never an easy task, but it was successfully done at that time, mainly by the continued effort of Professor Manuel Mota. The challenge of having political decisions based on good science is fundamental for the success of any program, but especially in dif?cult situations such as those arising by the introduction of harmful organisms in new ecosystems. The success of the dialogue between science and policy requires intelligent partners from each side, which is not always necessarily the case... Examples of lack of recognition of problems raised by science are unfortunately abundant throughout the history of science. The recent recognition of the efforts of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore with the - bel Prize, and the continued failure in taking appropriate actions by major political players is a dramatic modern example of the dif?culty of this dialogue...
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Pine Wilt Disease: Global Issues, Trade and Economic Impact
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Biology and Microbial Inter-Relationships
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PWN Taxonomy and Detection Methods
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Reviews
From the reviews:
"This volume … focused on a variety of topics relevant to PWD, including the threat to forest ecosystems, a summary of the current state of PWD research and insights into future scientific developments. … the coverage of this book is comprehensive, each chapter providing an interesting and authoritative account of the current developments in PWD research. … this is a useful, reasonably up-to-date and competently executed volume that justifies a niche on the shelf of all those involved in the PWD arena." (David J. Hunt, Nematology, Vol. 11 (2), 2009)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pine Wilt Disease: A Worldwide Threat to Forest Ecosystems
Editors: Manuel M. Mota, Paulo Vieira
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8455-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8454-6Published: 12 September 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7886-5Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8455-3Published: 28 August 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 405
Topics: Forestry, Plant Pathology, Invertebrates, Plant Ecology