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Patterns and Drivers of Pest and Disease Occurrence in UK Treescapes
Tree pests and diseases can be very damaging to natural and commercial forests. We studied how the risk of tree pests and diseases varies across mainland Great Britain and explored how factors such as urbanisation and recreational visits affect the level of risk in different places.
Peter S. Stewart +7 more
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Tuberculosis of ash trees in Western Podillya of Ukraine: etiology, symptomatology and pathogenesis
It is emphasized that in recent years epiphytotic dieback of many forest tree species has been observed in Ukraine and in other countries. It is dynamic and has a tendency to increase.
Anatoliy Goychuk +2 more
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Fraxinus sogdiana, a Central Asian ash species, is susceptible to Hymenoscyphus fraxineus
Susceptibility of new host trees is an essential prerequisite for the alien pathogens. Today, an acute problem in Europe is ash dieback, caused by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. Among the possible invasion routes of this fungus to Europe from its natural range
Rein DRENKHAN +2 more
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Conservation challenges and opportunities for native apple (Malus) species in Canada
Apple, one of the world's most widely cultivated and economically important fruit crops, has two wild relatives native to Canada. In this review, we describe the importance of these native apple species to Indigenous heritage and the current threats the species faces due to pests, diseases, and habitat loss.
Terrell T. Roulston +13 more
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Isolated and vulnerable: the history and future of Pacific Island terrestrial biodiversity [PDF]
Islands in the tropical Pacific have a rich and unique biota produced by island biogeographic processes and modified by recent anthropogenic influences.
Boehmer, Hans J. +3 more
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Ten juvenile Fraxinus excelsior half-sib families from two Lithuanian populations have been tested in the controlled environment for their response to ash dieback disease caused by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, detecting changes of genetic variation and ...
Pliura A +4 more
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Ash dieback: From Asia to Europe
Abstract Ash dieback is a disease caused by the fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus . Since its emergence in the 1990s, this pandemic disease has spread throughout much of the native range of its host species, the European ash ( Fraxinus excelsior
Dáire Carroll, Eric Boa
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Endophytes vs tree pathogens and pests: can they be used as biological control agents to improve tree health? [PDF]
Like all other plants, trees are vulnerable to attack by a multitude of pests and pathogens. Current control measures for many of these diseases are limited and relatively ineffective.
Mojgan Rabiey +171 more
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Sea Lavender Reimagined: Keystone Halophytes in Salt Marsh Blue Carbon Dynamics
Abstract Salt marshes are ecologically and socio‐economically valuable intertidal ecosystems that have suffered rapid losses worldwide. As a blue carbon ecosystem (BCE), they are efficient sinks and long‐term reservoirs of organic carbon with vital roles in the global carbon cycle.
T. Blount +6 more
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Hymenoscyphus albidus is a native fungus in Europe where it behaves as a harmless decomposer of leaves of common ash. Its close relative Hymenoscyphus fraxineus was introduced into Europe from Asia and currently threatens ash (Fraxinus sp.) stands all ...
Corine N. Schoebel +3 more
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