Abstract
In the 1970s the first reports of “Waldsterben” hit the headlines in Germany. This apparently new and widespread type of forest diseases was appearing in many places in Europe and was called “Forest Decline” or “Deperissement des Foret.” After Germany, the countries in Central-Eastern Europe reported about “Forest Decline” especially in mountainous regions. Some researchers, public, policy makers, NGOs and others in all Europe have started to accuse industrial civilization of ecological disaster and announced the end of european forests. At the same time passionate debate over the causes and possible disease factors and interrelations between them have started producing many confusions and controversy.
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Rykowski, K. (1997). Forest Depletion in Europe: Extent, Causes and Interpretations. In: Gutkowski, R.M., Winnicki, T. (eds) Restoration of Forests. NATO ASI Series, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5548-9_4
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