Planted forest health: the need for a global strategy

MJ Wingfield, EG Brockerhoff, BD Wingfield, B Slippers - Science, 2015 - science.org
Several key tree genera are used in planted forests worldwide, and these represent
valuable global resources. Planted forests are increasingly threatened by insects and …

The emerging science of linked plant–fungal invasions

IA Dickie, JL Bufford, RC Cobb… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Invasions of alien plants are typically studied as invasions of individual species, yet
interactions between plants and symbiotic fungi (mutualists and potential pathogens) affect …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in planted forests and future global implications

T Payn, JM Carnus, P Freer-Smith, M Kimberley… - Forest Ecology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on an analysis of planted forests data from the 2015 Forests Resources
Assessment of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FRA 2015). It forms one of a …

Role of eucalypt and other planted forests in biodiversity conservation and the provision of biodiversity-related ecosystem services

EG Brockerhoff, H Jactel, JA Parrotta… - Forest Ecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Forests provide important habitat for much of the world's biodiversity, and the continuing
global deforestation is one of our greatest environmental concerns. Planted forests …

Managing conflict-generating invasive species in South Africa: Challenges and trade-offs

DJ Woodford, P Ivey, A Novoa… - … -African Biodiversity & …, 2017 - journals.co.za
Background: This paper reviewed the benefits and negative impacts of alien species that are
currently listed in the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations of the National Environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Biological control of emerging forest diseases: How can we move from dreams to reality?

S Prospero, L Botella, A Santini, C Robin - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological control (BC) is defined as the use of living natural enemies, antagonists, or
competitors (biological control agents) to control other living organisms. In the second half of …

Increasing numbers and intercontinental spread of invasive insects on eucalypts

BP Hurley, J Garnas, MJ Wingfield, M Branco… - Biological …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Native to Australasia, Eucalyptus (sensu lato) is one of the most planted genera of
trees in the world. However, the sustainability of Eucalyptus species as plantation trees in …

Breeding trees resistant to insects and diseases: putting theory into application

RA Sniezko, J Koch - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
Tree species world-wide are under increasing threat from diseases and insects, many of
which are non-native. The integrity of our natural, urban and plantation forest ecosystems …

Native and Exotic Pests of Eucalyptus: A Worldwide Perspective

TD Paine, MJ Steinbauer… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Eucalyptus species, native to Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Guinea, are the
most widely planted hardwood timber species in the world. The trees, moved around the …

Evolution in agriculture: the application of evolutionary approaches to the management of biotic interactions in agro‐ecosystems

PH Thrall, JG Oakeshott, G Fitt… - Evolutionary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic impacts increasingly drive ecological and evolutionary processes at many
spatio‐temporal scales, demanding greater capacity to predict and manage their …