Lan, Yung-Hsiang; Bell, David M.; Kim, Mee-Sook; Shaw, David C.; Chadwick, Kristen L.; Kearns, Holly S.J.; Pabst, Robert J.; Bluhm, Andrew A. 2026. A root rot pathogen associates with changes in forest community composition and productivity during 100 years of Douglas-fir forest development. Forest Ecology and Management. 603: 123426. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123426
Laminated root rot (LRR; caused by the fungus Coniferiporia sulphurascens) is the most damaging root disease of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in the Pacific Northwest, USA and southwestern Canada. LRR’s influences on tree mortality and forest productivity have been well-documented in young commercial Douglas-fir forests ( Keywords: Laminated root rot; Forest succession; Net primary productivity