Monitoring and improving the health of our trees
by Chris, 1 October, 2015, 2 comments
Our trees, woodlands and forests are facing a variety of challenges to their well being, ranging from the changing (and rather variable) nature of our climate (extreme events), habitat fragmentation, the introduction of non-native species (sycamore, turkey oak) and ‘new’ pathogens and pests (some airborne, some travelling on imported plants). Fortunately, there are also a number of people and organisations who are working on ways to address these challenges.
At the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Dr Stephen Cavers, is the leader of the PROTREE project . Using the Scots Pine as a “representative” of our native tree species, it will look at the following threats / pathogens :- Read more...
