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Forest pathology is the research of both biotic and abiotic maladies affecting the health of a forest ecosystem, primarily fungal pathogens and their insect vectors. [1] [2] It is a subfield of forestry and plant pathology. Forest pathology is part of the broader approach of forest protection.
Even methods such as controlled burning have proven ineffective and actually aid privet growth because privet recovers better than native plants from controlled burns. [19] Mechanical removal of privet, especially for younger plants or smaller areas of growth, can be effective; however, all of the root must be removed to prevent root re ...
According to a 2020 study, researchers quantified 65 plant species, subspecies and varieties that have been lost forever in the wild since Europeans arrived. Invasive plant species aggressively ...
While Armillaria is a significant and damaging pathogen of tree hosts, it also has many agronomic hosts such as grapevines, berries, roses, stone fruits, rhododendron, and rosaceous plants, although the fungus is primarily native to areas where it can use forest trees as a host. On hosts such as these, infection causes death of the cambium and ...
Wild hogs are extremely smart, making them difficult to catch. Beginning on page 24, the “Managing Wild Pigs: A Technical Guide” lays out the different kinds of traps to use and how best to go ...
Jizera Mountains in Central Europe in 2006 Tree dieback because of persistent drought in the Saxonian Vogtland in 2020. Forest dieback (also "Waldsterben", a German loan word, pronounced [ˈvaltˌʃtɛʁbn̩] ⓘ) is a condition in trees or woody plants in which peripheral parts are killed, either by pathogens, parasites or conditions like acid rain, drought, [1] and more.
“Calling the forest out as ‘very unhealthy’ is misleading, emotionally charged, and, I believe, a disservice to the community,” writes environmental expert Neil Havlik.
This article lists plants commonly found in the wild, which are edible to humans and thus forageable. Some are only edible in part, while the entirety of others are edible. Some plants (or select parts) require cooking to make them safe for consumption.