The three main fungal root pathogens already present in the UK, causing significant damage in forestry, are described along with the likely impact of climate change on their spread and severity.
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Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service
Forest Research
Northern Research Station
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9SY
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For enquiries south of the Humber/Mersey line:
Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4LH
Email: thdas.ah@forestresearch.gov.uk
The team
Alice […]
Matching species to site and future conditions
Tree species are the basic building blocks that form any forest or woodland. If a species is weakened by the impacts of climate change, this could change the composition of the woodland and affect the organisms that live there. Wise species choices can help forests adapt to the changing […]
David Slawson
Imperial College London – visiting researcher and former Director of OPAL
Coordinator of THSCN and Observatree volunteer. Current priorities: to expand the tree health surveillance network, to make data more openly accessible to researchers, land managers and the public, and to increase collaboration between the biosecurity and biodiversity communities.
Recent scientific publications:
Jane Barbrook
Animal & Plant […]
Business and enterprise models in community based forest enterprises in Britain
In a paper published in the journal Forest Policy and Economics, Forest Research social scientists, Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Anna Lawrence and Amy Stewart, examine diverse community-based and social enterprise business models by using a systematic framework to organise evidence from 33 case studies across Wales, Scotland […]
Will the impact of damaging forest insects increase?
Insects provide many critical ecosystem services, such as pollination, decomposition and pest control. Many beneficial insects appear to be in decline, due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change. Only a few insect species have become damaging pests of trees, but their occurrence and impact may unfortunately […]
The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through 'ordinary official channels' and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. The introduction to this first Journal states that:
'All noteworthy […]
The Bulletin summarises seed origin research in Sitka spruce over a period of 70 years. It provides a background to the ecology of the species, its introduction to Britain and the development and refinement of seed origin evaluation techniques. Phenological variation, particularly in relation to the potential for frost damage is described, height growth and […]
Douglas fir plays a particular role in the production of quality timber and is also important for other multipurpose forestry uses. Due to the extent of its natural range in Pacific north-west America, a range of material from natural populations and tree improvement programmes has been evaluated in field trials to identify the most well-adapted […]
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