Characteristics of typical Masson pine community and soil properties at the early invasive stage of pine wood nematode in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region,central China
In recent years,the invasion of the pine wood nematode( Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) has caused severe damage to Masson pines in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region,threatening pine forests in the region and ecological security in the Three Gorges water conservation project. Five sites of uniform Masson pine( Pinus massoniana) forests with various infection periods over time( non-infected,infected at two year intervals between 1 and 7 years) of pine wilt disease were selected for quadrat sampling and inspectio...