Both plantation forests and native woodlands are currently facing challenges in the form of
rapid climatic change and unprecedented increases in damage by exotic pests and …

Genetic diversity among and within populations of all species is necessary for people and
nature to survive and thrive in a changing world. Over the past three years, commitments for …

Pests and pathogens are an increasing threat to trees and forests, and the associated
biodiversity and ecosystem services. Producing trees that are resistant to such threats is …

Non-Indigenous insects and pathogens (NIIP) have functionally eliminated numerous tree
species of immeasurable cultural and ecological significance over the past century, with the …

Abstract In Europe, common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is being decimated because of the
invasive fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. In its native range in Asia this ascomycete is …

Despite increasing interest in managing invasive species in forests, few long-term
experimental studies have been conducted that reveal the value of silvicultural practices in …

The future existence of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), an important tree species
throughout temperate Europe, is threatened. An invasive fungal disease (ash dieback) has …

Exotic pathogens cause severe damage in natural populations in the absence of
coevolutionary dynamics with their hosts. However, some resistance to such pathogens may …

Hyperparasites can affect the evolution of pathosystems by influencing the stability of both
pathogen and host populations. However, how pathogens of perennial hosts evolve in the …

Despite the contrasting features of different plant–pathogen associations (ie wild versus
cultivated ecosystems, coevolved versus non-coevolved interactions), Burdon et al.(2013) …