Assessment of Tolerance of Some Tree Species to Air Contamination Using Air Pollution Tolerance and Anticipated Performance Indices in Isfahan City, Iran [PDF]
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2021 Background: In the present study, the tolerance of plantain tree species (Platanus orientalis, Morus nigra and Ailanthus altissima) to air pollution was evaluated using Air Pollution Tolerance Index (ATPI) and Anticipated Performance Index (API) index in
Masoud Hatamimanesh +3 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 The tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima (MILL.) SWINGLE, is a globally invasive plant known to secrete allelopathic metabolites called quassinoids. Quassinoids are highly modified triterpenoids.
Ling Chuang +4 more
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Verticillium wilt of Ailanthus altissima in Italy caused by V. dahliae: new outbreaks from Tuscany
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2020 Verticillium spp., including V. nonalfalfae and V. dahliae, are known vascular wilt pathogens of the invasive Ailanthus altissima (tree-of-heaven) in the United States and in Europe.
Pisuttu C +7 more
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Secondary wind dispersal enhances long-distance dispersal of an invasive species in urban road corridors [PDF]
, 2011 Roads contribute to habitat fragmentation and function as dispersal barriers for many organisms. At the same time many nonnative plant species are associated with road systems, a relationship that has been explained by the availability of disturbed ...
Kowarik, Ingo, Lippe, Moritz von der
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Utilization of wood and bark of fast-growing hardwood species in energy production
Journal of Forest Science, 2018 In this research, the calorific value and ash content of wood and bark of some fast-growing hardwood species, such as tree-of-heaven, (Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle), empress tree (Paulownia tomentosa (Thunberg) Steudel), trembling aspen (Populus ...
Vasiliki KAMPERIDOU +2 more
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The Impact of Prescribed Fire on Moth Assemblages in the Boston Mountains and Ozark Highlands, in Arkansas [PDF]
, 2019 In addition to the impacts of prescribed fires on forest vegetation, this ecosystem process also has dramatic impacts on associated insect assemblages. For herbivorous, terrestrial insects, fire predictably results in a cycle of initial insect population
Blanco, Cristina M +2 more
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Predicting Ailanthus altissima presence across a managed forest landscape in southeast Ohio
Forest Ecosystems, 2019 Background The negative impacts of the exotic tree, Ailanthus altissima (tree-of-heaven, stink tree), is spreading throughout much of the Eastern United States.
Louis R. Iverson +4 more
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Seasonal effects on mortality rates and resprouting of stems treated with glyphosate in the invasive tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle) [PDF]
, 2015 Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is regarded as invasive within urban and natural areas worldwide. Efficient methods to control it are significantly needed if we are to limit its well-known environmental and economic impacts.
BADALAMENTI, Emilio +2 more
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Deteriogenic flora of the Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park: ecological analysis and management guidelines [PDF]
, 2020 Biodeterioration, the alteration caused by living organisms, on historical buildings and stone monuments is a well-known problem affecting two-thirds of the world’s cultural heritage.
BONANOMI, GIULIANO +2 more
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Introduced Purple Loosestrife as Host of Native Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) [PDF]
, 2018 Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria,Lythraceae) arrived in North America nearly 200 years ago. In 1969 we first found larvae of the native Cecropia (Hyalophora cecropia) and Polyphemus (Antheraea polyphemus) moths (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) on ...
Barbour, James G, Kiviat, Erik
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