Dear colleagues
I have just received this very sad news that Giovanni Nicolotti passed away. The loss of a good friend and colleague Forest Pathologist is terribly sad news. Our condolences go out to all of his family.
Best regards
Mike
The Italian Forest pathologists regret to announce the unexpected
death of Giovanni Nicolotti at the age of 48. Prof. Giovanni
Nicolotti, who was associate professor of forest pathology at the
University of Turin (Italy), suffered a major stroke last June 24th.
Paolo Capretti - University of Firenze
Paolo Gonthier - University of Torino ( paolo.gonthier(a)unito.it)
If possible we ask you to spread the announce trough forpath or other way
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Prof. Paolo Capretti
DiBA - Sez. Protezione delle piante
Piazzale delle Cascine, 28
50144 - Firenze - Italy
Tel. office +39 055 3288275
FAX tel. +39 055 32882753
Michael J. Wingfield (Ph.D., FRSAF, ASSAf)
Mondi Professor of Forest Protection
Director, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI);
Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) &
DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)
University of Pretoria, PRETORIA 0002, South Africa
Phone (office): +27 12 420 3938
Fax (office): +27 12 420 3960
E-mail: mike.wingfield(a)fabi.up.ac.za
WEBSITE: http://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/people/mjwingfield
The Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Fourth Science Symposium (held
June 15 - 18, 2009) are now available.
Our thanks to the 200 authors and also to Stephen Joseph photography (for
beautiful photographs of the impacts forest ecosystems).
The Proceedings may be accessed online at
http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr229/
Frankel, S.J.; Kliejunas, J.T.; Palmieri, K.M., tech. coords. 2010.
Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Fourth Science Symposium. Gen. Tech.
Rep. PSW-GTR-229. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 378 p.
There is NO charge for this publication. To order single or multiple
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addressing an envelope) to: Publishing Services, Rocky Mountain Research
Station, 240 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526-2098 USA
- Susan J. Frankel
Sudden Oak Death Research Program Manager
USDA-Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
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