“…Both P. alni complex and P. plurivora have a high pathogenic capacity (Brasier et al, 2004;Jung & Burgess, 2009) and are invasive pathogens in Spain. While several studies have demonstrated that P. alni complex is relatively specific to alders (Brasier & Kirk, 2001;Haque & Diez, 2012;Santini, Barzanti, & Capretti, 2003;Santini, Biancalani, Barzanti, & Capretti, 2006), P. plurivora has been associated with serious forest decline and damage in several seminatural ecosystems across Europe (Jung & Burgess, 2009;Vitas, Oszako, Nowakowska, Sikora, & Stankeviciene, 2012) under its original classification as P. citricola. Alder trees are mainly infected via lenticels and adventitious roots during temporary flooding events, while roots are the primary site of infection in nursery-grown alder saplings planted in unflooded sites (Oßwald et al, 2014).…”