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DiversityThe chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu) is an invasive pest that attacks species of the genus Castanea, inducing gall formation on buds and leaves, which can significantly reduce tree growth, fruiting, and overall chestnut production ...
Ana Lobo Santos +7 more
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Linking forest diversity and tree health: preliminary insights from a large-scale survey in Italy [PDF]
, 2018 Forest health is currently assessed in Europe (ICP Forests monitoring program). Crown defoliation and dieback, tree mortality, and pathogenic damage are the main aspects considered in tree health assessment. The worsening of environmental conditions (i.e.
Bussotti, Filippo +5 more
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Intense Appearance of Chestnut Gall Wasp (DryocosmuskuriphilusYasumatsu) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Acta Scientific Agriculture, 2019 This paper presents the research of biological characteristics, prevalence, intensity of appearance in year 2016 and 2017 and a prognosis of further expansion of chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Chestnut gall wasp is an invasive, quarantine pest which was first time registered in year 2015 on 34 locations ...
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The success of the horse-chestnut leaf-miner, Cameraria ohridella, in the UK revealed with hypothesis-led citizen science [PDF]
, 2014 Citizen science is an increasingly popular way of undertaking research and simultaneously engaging people with science. However, most emphasis of citizen science in environmental science is on long-term monitoring.
Evans, Darren M., Pocock, Michael J.O.
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Interaction between two invasive organisms on the European chestnut: does the chestnut blight fungus benefit from the presence of the gall wasp? [PDF]
, 2017 The impact of invasive fungal pathogens and pests on trees is often studied individually, thereby omitting possible interactions. In this study the ecological interaction between the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica and the chestnut gall ...
Anderson, Ian +3 more
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Impact of alien insect pests on Sardinian landscape and culture [PDF]
Geologically Sardinia is a raft which, for just under thirty million years, has been crossing the western Mediterranean, swaying like a pendulum from the Iberian to the Italian Peninsula.
Cesaroni, Carlo +14 more
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iForest - Biogeosciences and ForestryThe European chestnut tree (Castanea sativa) is a highly valued deciduous species in Galicia (Northwestern Spain), mainly due to economic, landscape, and social or cultural reasons.
Fraga Meizoso M +4 more
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