Potential climate-induced distributions of Lophodermium needle cast across central Siberia in the 21 century

• Published in: Web Ecology
• Main Authors: Tchebakova, N. M., Kuzmina, N. A., Parfenova, E. I., Senashova, V. A., Kuzmin, S. R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: The Needle; permafrost; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-37-2016; https://we.copernicus.org/articles/16/37/2016/

Needle cast caused by fungi of the genus Lophodermium Chevall. is a common disease in pine trees in Siberia. Regression analyses relating needle cast events to climatic variables in 1997–2010 showed that the disease depended most on precipitation of two successive years. Temperature conditions were...