Genome-wide association study identifies a major gene for beech bark disease resistance in American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2017 Background The American Beech tree (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.), native to eastern North America, is ecologically important and provides high quality wood products.
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020 The beech leaf-mining weevil, Orchestes fagi (L.), is native to Europe where it commonly attacks European beech. The weevil was discovered infesting American beech in Halifax and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada in 2012, but anecdotal reports of ...
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Sugar Maple Litter Decay Rates Are Reduced More Strongly by Drought Than by American Beech Proliferation in the Understory [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionRecurrent drought threatens high‐latitude deciduous forests in eastern North America. The decline of sugar maple (Acer saccharum) at its northern limits under additional stress imposed by changing climate regimes and its replacement by American beech ...
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Glyphosate treatments for managing successional dynamics in beech bark disease-affected northern hardwood forests. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe spread of beech bark disease (BBD) in northern tolerant hardwood forests poses a significant forest management challenge. Extensive aboveground mortality in BBD-affected stands often leads to the rapid formation of high-density American beech (Fagus ...
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Beech Leaf Disease Associated With Changes in Litter Decomposition and Fungal Communities [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionForest pests and diseases may indirectly drive critical shifts in rates of litter decomposition, ultimately impacting carbon and nutrient cycling.
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Enhanced acid fuchsin staining for visualization of foliar nematodes using brightfield and fluorescence microscopy [PDF]
Journal of NematologyFoliar nematodes are economically important plant pathogens affecting a wide range of hosts, including food crops, ornamentals, and forest trees. Among these, Litylenchus crenatae (family Anguinidae), the causal agent of beech leaf disease (BLD), poses a
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Deciphering the vectors: Unveiling the local dispersal of Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii in the American beech (Fagus grandifolia) forest ecosystem. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBeech leaf disease (BLD), caused by the Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii (Lcm) nematode, is an emerging threat to beech trees. This disease is characterized by distinct leaf symptoms, including leaf interveinal banding and thickened leaf texture, which
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Six Decades of Forest Inventory Data Highlight Decline of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Sapling Abundance in Eastern Canada [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSix decades of temporal changes in the abundance of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) were investigated using a network of multi‐agency ground plots (MAGPlots) located across Ontario, Québec, and New Brunswick, Canada.
Martin‐Michel Gauthier
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EcosphereIn late successional forests of North America, sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) form a complex ecosystem with intricate interactions.
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A Pilot Study of Transplanting Methods for Wilding American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Horticulturae, 2022 American beech is facing pressure from a number of emergent health issues including beech bark disease, beech leaf disease, beech leaf mining weevil, and climate and habitat change.
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