Decline and dieback of eucalypts have been attributed to an exotic pathogen, various native
organisms, climatic factors and agricultural or urban pollution. Where particular biotic or …

Severe impacts of herbivorous and xylophagous insects are a frequent characteristic of tree
canopy diebacks globally. Insects play many roles in forest ecosystems, although they are …

Very little is known about some key variables that would be involved in any sound program
to conserve biodiversity in temperate forests. For example, the distributions of both species …

We propose a model of 'premature tree decline'whereby an absence of fire hastens the
mortality of overstorey eucalypts in some forests. This model is relevant to some temperate …

Key message Anthropogenic disturbance and Phytophthora spp., influenced by climate, are
resulting in a higher Quambalaria coyrecup infection probability in marri (Corymbia …

In temperate Australia, sustainability of biodiversity in poorly-reserved woodland remnants
within agricultural landscapes is a priority. Cornerstone species, such as those comprising …

Rural tree decline (RTD) in Australia is a complex biological issue involving dieback of
native trees following the removal of native vegetation, the introduction of improved pasture …

In the Eden area in NSW, Australia, low fertility granitic surface soils were sampled from 156
sites and analysed for pH, organic C, total N, total P, available P, exchangeable bases and …

There is little evidence that nitrogen (N) cycling in the highly weathered, low-phosphorus (P),
acidic soils found in Southern Hemisphere continents will differ greatly from that in North …

Fire was an integral part of the Australian environment before European settlement. The
conventional view of fire as a 'disturbance', and the misconception that 'natural …