Strategies to manage tree pest and disease outbreaks: a balancing act.

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Publications LCNR associated Ecology
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BMC Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Tree diseases are one of the major threats to forests worldwide. As the frequency and severity of disease outbreaks increase, effective prevention and mitigation strategies are urgently needed. Emerging methods are available to tackle this issue, however, trade-offs and potential ecological consequences should be considered for successful forest preservation.

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Ecology

Testing the effectiveness of different ecological approaches for nature recovery to support biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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forest in leaf showing trees dying due to ash dieback

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