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Species diversification can increase resilience of British forests if diversifying species are adapted to site, are genetically variable, and do not harm existing forests. However, this paper stresses that future use of ‘alternative’ species for diversification should be contingent on rigorous biological risk assessment, results from forestry scale trials, and the establishment of sustainable British seed sources.

Ennos, R., Cottrell, J., O’Brien, D., Hall, J. & Mason, W. (2020) Species diversification - which species should we use? Quarterly Journal of Forestry 114(1):33-41.
Themes
Climate change, Forest management, Genetics
Published
2020
Publication type
Peer reviewed papers
Publication owner
Forest Research
Contacts
Joan Cottrell
Science group leader
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