Pine Wilt Disease

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A Worldwide Threat to Forest Ecosystems

Manuel M. Mota, Paulo R. Vieira

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Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
12 September 2008

Forestry & related industries

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...

Edited by: Manuel M. Mota, Paulo R. Vieira
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2008 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.700kg
ISBN: 9781402084546
ISBN 10: 1402084544
Pages: 405
Publication Date: 12 September 2008
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Pine Wilt Disease: A Worldwide Threat to Forest Ecosystems

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)