Ecology and Pathology of European Chestnut (Castanea sativa) in the Deciduous Forests of the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia

1996 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Pridnya ◽  
V. V. Cherpakov ◽  
F. L. Paillet
Keyword(s):  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
European Chestnut ◽  
Southern Russia ◽  
Caucasus Mountains

scholarly journals Problems and threats to the Caucasus forest ecosystems on the example of Castanea sativa

Kosmos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Berika Beridze ◽  
Monika Dering
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
Glacial Refugium ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Sweet Chestnut ◽  
History Of ◽  
Southern Russia ◽  
Alien Parasite

The Caucasus ecoregion is located between the Black and the Caspian Sea and extends from southern Russia, throughout Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan up to Iran. The prominent feature of the region is high biodiversity and endemism. The outstanding biological richness made the Caucasus one of the 36 global hotspots of biodiversity. The Caucasian forest is concentrated mainly in Georgia, where the most diverse forest ecosystems are found. In the Colchis forest, Tertiary relicts are present and this area formed glacial refugium for flora and fauna. However, the region and its wildlife are now under threat. Uncontrolled logging, urban and agricultural development, and climate changes bring about the great risk for many species and unique plant assemblages. The massive decline of Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut) exemplifies the problems of the alien parasite invasions and ineffective forest management and nature conservation. Biodiversity of the Caucasus is being lost at an alarming rate that calls for urgent action and intensification of investigations aiming at better understanding of the evolutionary history of the region.

Impact of the Asian gall wasp ( Dryocosmus kuriphilus ) on the radial growth of the European chestnut ( Castanea sativa ).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Marcolin ◽  
Mario Pividori ◽  
Fernanda Colombari ◽  
Maria Chiara Manetti ◽  
Francesco Pelleri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radial Growth ◽  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
Gall Wasp ◽  
Dryocosmus Kuriphilus ◽  
European Chestnut

Genetic variation in susceptibility to Phytophthora Cambivora in European chestnut (Castanea sativa)

2006 ◽  
Vol 226 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 199-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécile Robin ◽  
Olivier Morel ◽  
Anna-Maria Vettraino ◽  
Charikleia Perlerou ◽  
Stephanos Diamandis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
European Chestnut

Identification of plant genes involved on the initial contact between ectomycorrhizal symbionts (Castanea sativa – European chestnut and Pisolithus tinctorius)

2009 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Sebastiana ◽  
Andreia Figueiredo ◽  
Bartolomeu Acioli ◽  
Lisete Sousa ◽  
Fernando Pessoa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
Pisolithus Tinctorius ◽  
Initial Contact ◽  
European Chestnut ◽  
Plant Genes

scholarly journals The role of production site isolation in the plant health situation of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)

2017 ◽  
pp. 79-82
Author(s):  
Gabriella Kovács ◽  
László Radócz
Keyword(s):  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
Cryphonectria Parasitica ◽  
Western Slope ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Sweet Chestnut ◽  
European Chestnut ◽  
Disease Occurrence ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Blight Disease ◽  
Health Situation

The most destructive pathogen for the European chestnut is the blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr.) Barr. The spread of the fungus was very fast in Europe within a few decades in the second half of the past century. During the tree-health checking in the chestnut andwalnut plantation in Romania, Hargita county, next to Homoródkarácsonyfalva village, we especially concentraded on the signs of blight disease occurrence. The grove is laying on a western slope, under a pine forest. This favourable geographical space protects it not only from pathogen attacts, but it has a special, mild microclimate for nut and chestnut trees. The European chestnut could be a valuable member of local forests, opening a new perspective under conditions of climate changes.

Manuscript about the claims of the Onomatodoxists to Pitsunda skete of the New Athos Monastery

2021 ◽  
pp. 295-320
Author(s):  
Marina S. Krutova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Religious Movement ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Russian State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Caucasus Mountains ◽  
State Library

The Department of Manuscripts of the Russian State Library contains materials of different genres about the claims of the Onomatodoxists to Pitsunda skete of the New Athos Monastery, named after Simon the Canaanean — letters, reports, petitions. The reason for the Onomatodoxists disputes is believed to be the book “On the Caucasus Mountains” by Schemamonk Ilarion (worldly Ivan Domrachyov), who was assigned to the New Athos monastery after he had left Old Athos. The originals of the published documents are kept in the Department of Manuscripts of the Russian State Library in the fund of Bishop Nikon (worldly Nikolay Rozhdestvenskiy); the former was a member of the Most Holy Synod, actively opposed the religious movement which arose on Old Athos in the early 20th century. The value of the published documents lies in the fact that they tell about a little-known page in the history of the New Athos Monastery.

1918–1920

2021 ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Nationalist Movement ◽  
The Future ◽  
National Movements ◽  
Southern Russia ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The sub-chapter traces major military and political developments in the eastern Mediterranean in 1918–1920, beginning with the arrival of British and Allied forces in Istanbul. It sketches out the political debate over the future of the city and wider Ottoman Empire through the series of Allied diplomatic meetings that set out the terms of what would become the Treaty of Sèvres. The chapter also summarises developments in Anatolia following the Greek occupation of Izmir in May 1919, the reaction to which crystalized the emerging nationalist movement in Anatolia, and in southern Russia and the Caucasus, where Bolshevik and White Russian forces competed for control with non-Russian national movements. Finally, it outlines the political debate over the future of Egypt and the impact of the revolution of 1919, one of a growing number of anti-colonial uprisings which Britain was forced to contend with in the period.

Why Does Russia Invade Its Neighbors?

Near Abroad ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerard Toal
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
South Ossetia ◽  
Neighboring State ◽  
Caucasus Mountains ◽  
Soviet Russia ◽  
Russian Military

It was supposed to be China’s coming-out party, a moment in the global spotlight affirming its arrival as an economic superpower. But hours before the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, news of a war in the Caucasus flashed across the world’s TV screens. On the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, the state of Georgia launched a military offensive against South Ossetia, a small breakaway territory beyond its control since the Soviet collapse. Georgia’s offensive quickly brought Russia to the defense of its local Ossetian allies. As Soviet-era tanks rolled through the Roki tunnel, the only land connection between South Ossetia and Russia, Russian aircraft bombed Georgian targets in the region and beyond. For the first time since the Cold War ended, Russia was invading a neighboring state. Instead of glowing stories about China, speculation about a new Cold War filled the front pages of the Western press. Yet within a week the war was over and a ceasefire agreed. Thereafter a rapidly moving global financial crisis displaced what seemed a harbinger of geopolitical rupture to an afterthought. As quickly as it had flared, the Russo-Georgian war disappeared, and with it talk of a return to geopolitics past. Six years later Russia was in the global spotlight as host of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, located on the shores of the Black Sea at the western end of the Caucasus Mountains. Despite well-grounded fears of terrorism, the Olympics were a triumph for Russia and its leadership. Yet a few days later, the world recoiled in shock as Russia once again invaded a neighboring state. Responding to a perceived “fascist coup” in Kyiv, unmarked Russian military personnel seized control of the Ukrainian province of Crimea, once part of Soviet Russia and home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. A hastily organized referendum followed, creating the appearance of legitimacy for Russia to formally annex the province, and the city of Sevastopol, in late March 2014.

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