Invasive plants can significantly impact the diversity of understory ground flora and forest
regeneration in eastern North America. However, managing invasive plants has resulted in …

Abstract Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (Sapindales: Simaroubaceae)(tree-of-heaven) is
an invasive tree species first introduced to the United States in 1784. With high rates of …

Ailanthus altissima is an Asian tree species that has become invasive on all continents
except Antarctica. In Europe, it frequently invades native floodplain forest habitats. Three …

Environmental pollution, unintended harm to beneficial organisms, and the development of
herbicide resistance among weeds are the main consequences of the massive and …

To understand the disease-mediated invasion of exotic plants and the potential risk of
disease transmission in local ecosystems, it is necessary to characterize population genetic …

Tree-of-heaven [Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle] readily exploits disturbances, grows
quickly into dense monocultures, and suppresses native plant species. The vascular wilt …

Chondrostereum purpureum is a circumboreal polypore with high potential as a native
fungal biocontrol for weedy, deciduous tree species in the Northern Hemisphere. This thesis …