Land use legacies drive higher growth, lower wood density and enhanced climatic sensitivity in recently established forests
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107630
Abstract: Abstract Europe is undergoing significant forest expansion due to the abandonment of rural areas driven by economic and demographic changes. Recently established forests provide key ecosystem services such as habitat provision and increased carbon stocks.… read more here.
Keywords: established forests; growth; wood density; land use ... See more keywords
Virulence of the invasive ash pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in old and recently established populations
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DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12635
Abstract: Following its introduction from Asia in the 1990s, the ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus has caused a severe dieback of Fraxinus excelsior in Europe. In this study we assess and compare the virulence of 200 H. fraxineus… read more here.
Keywords: recently established; virulence; hymenoscyphus fraxineus; established populations ... See more keywords