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    Climate change: Impacts and adaptation in Scotland

    Lead Author: Forest Research

    By Duncan Ray Summary from Forest Research Annual Report and Accounts 2007-8. Related pages Climate change research

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    Forest disturbances under climate change

    Lead Author: Rupert Seidl

    Disturbances such as droughts, wind and insects attacks all result in stress for forests and they are influenced by changing climate. Forests cover about a third of worldwide land surface, but knowledge is still lacking about how these types of disruptions interact with one another given global climate change. Now,...

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    Impacts of climate change on forestry in Wales

    Lead Author: Duncan Ray

    Climate change is now one of the greatest global challenges, and research is under way to establish the likely impacts on many aspects of the environment. Forestry Commission Wales has commissioned Forest Research to determine how forests and forestry in Wales will be affected by climate change. This Research Note...

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    Climate change risk assessment (CCRA)

    This page describes Forest Research’s role as Sector Champion for forestry within the UK Government’s framework for climate change risk assessment under the Climate Change Act.

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    Factsheet: Climate change and tree diseases (canker)

    Lead Author: Carolyn Riddell

    Canker-inducing pathogens kill the inner, living bark of trees resulting in poorer growth or mortality of affected individuals which limits their contribution to climate change mitigation.

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    Factsheet: Climate change and tree diseases (Phytophthora)

    Lead Author: Debra Fredrickson Matika

    Milder and wetter winters, followed by increased spring rainfall, are likely to enhance the survival and infection potential of many tree pathogens. Hotter, drier summers leading to drought stress in trees will also increase their susceptibility to disease and expand the distribution range of some pathogens. The increased incidence and...

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    Factsheet: Climate change and insect pests of trees

    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...

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    [Archive] Climate change: impacts on UK forests

    Lead Author: Mark Broadmeadow (Ed.)

    It is now widely accepted that mankind’s activities are having a discernible effect on the global climate, and these changes will impact upon the functioning of many of the planet’s natural systems. Climate change will have a variety of direct and indirect effects on forests and, thus, will have implications...

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    Climate change adaptation strategies in a fragmented landscape

    Lead Author: Nicholas Synes

    A multi-species modelling approach to examine the impact of alternative climate change adaptation strategies on range shifting ability in a fragmented landscape This paper describes research to test the effects of varying ‘climate change adaptation strategies’ on the ability of different animals to move through the landscape in response to...

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    Factsheet: Climate change and diseases of tree foliage

    The six main foliar pathogens already causing significant damage to conifers and broadleaved tree species in the UK are described along with the likely impact of climate change on their spread and severity.