Impact of Common Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) on Scots Pine Forests—A Call for Action

H Szmidla, M Tkaczyk, R Plewa, G Tarwacki, Z Sierota - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Common mistletoe is increasingly mentioned as contributing not only to the decline of
deciduous trees at roadside and in city parks, but to conifers in stands. The presence of …

Drought in the forest breaks plant–fungi interactions

A Boczoń, D Hilszczańska, M Wrzosek… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Drought in the forest is not only a prolonged state of water shortage, but also an occasion
where interactions between plants and fungi are affected. Water efficiency accelerates a …

Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Viscum album No. 303

PA Thomas, M Dering, MJ Giertych, G Iszkuło… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Viscum album L.(Mistletoe)
that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main …

The distribution of pine mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. austriacum) in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests: from stand to tree level

E Bilgili, KA Coskuner, I Baysal, M Ozturk… - … Journal of Forest …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reports and discusses the distribution of pine mistletoe in Scots pine forests at
stand and tree level in relation to some site, stand, and tree characteristics. Population …

Functional traits of Ziziphus mucronata below mistletoe-infected trees in a semi-arid African savanna

TS Maponga, HGT Ndagurwa, ETF Witkowski - South African Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Mistletoes are increasingly associated with elevated leaf litter, soil nutrients, and soil
moisture, resources which influence variations in plant functional traits. Despite this …

Impact of white mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. abietis) infection severity on morphology, anatomy and photosynthetic pigment content of the needles of cilicican fir …

M Ozturk, KA Coskuner, B Serdar, F Atar, E Bilgili - Flora, 2022 - Elsevier
White mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. abietis, Santalaceae) is a hemi-parasitic plant and is
regarded as one of the most significant biotic factors affecting fir forests. Mistletoe affects its …

Useful indicators and models for assessing erosion control ecosystem service in a semi-arid forest landscape

C Vatandaşlar, M Yavuz - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023 - Springer
Forests provide a large array of ecosystem services (ESs) such as wood supply, extreme
natural event prevention, and ecotourism opportunities. The quantitative characterization of …

Mistletoe-induced carbon, water and nutrient imbalances are imprinted on tree rings

E González de Andrés, A Gazol, JI Querejeta… - Tree …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Mistletoes are xylem-tapping hemiparasites that rely on their hosts for water and nutrient
uptake. Thus, they impair tree performance in the face of environmental stress via altering …

Freezing tolerance of seeds can explain differences in the distribution of two widespread mistletoe subspecies in Europe

OP Tikkanen, J Kilpeläinen, A Mellado… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ability of plants to tolerate freezing limits their geographical distribution. Therefore,
winter warming may shift a species' occurrence northwards and/or to higher altitudes. In …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution of woody plants in relation to mistletoe-infected Vachellia karroo trees in a semi-arid African savanna

TS Maponga, HGT Ndagurwa, J Muvengwi… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
By increasing resource heterogeneity, mistletoe-infected trees can restructure plant
community processes and distribution patterns. No information is available on how mistletoe …