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Patterns and Drivers of Pest and Disease Occurrence in UK Treescapes

open access: yesGlobal Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculosis of ash trees in Western Podillya of Ukraine: etiology, symptomatology and pathogenesis

open access: yesНаукові праці Лісівничої академії наук України, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Fraxinus sogdiana, a Central Asian ash species, is susceptible to Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

open access: yesPlant Protection Science, 2015
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
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation challenges and opportunities for native apple (Malus) species in Canada

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 134-156, January 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Isolated and vulnerable: the history and future of Pacific Island terrestrial biodiversity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
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
core   +1 more source

Genetic variation of Fraxinus excelsior half-sib families in response to ash dieback disease following simulated spring frost and summer drought treatments

open access: yesiForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2016
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
doaj   +1 more source

Ash dieback: From Asia to Europe

open access: yesPlant Pathology
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
openaire   +1 more source

Endophytes vs tree pathogens and pests: can they be used as biological control agents to improve tree health? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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
core   +2 more sources

Sea Lavender Reimagined: Keystone Halophytes in Salt Marsh Blue Carbon Dynamics

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Volume 131, Issue 1, January 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of a Conspecific Mycovirus in Two Closely Related Native and Introduced Fungal Hosts and Evidence for Interspecific Virus Transmission

open access: yesViruses, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

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