Insu Jo

Oct 7, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | James McCarthy |Manaaki Whenua |Sarah Richardson |Insu Jo

1 Introduction Tree diseases caused by non-native pathogens represent a major pressure facing woody ecosystems world-wide (Liebhold et al. 1995). While pathogens have always been a threat to forests, anthropogenic processes such as the international plant trade, forest fragmentation and degradation, and climate change have enhanced the rates and severity of infection, threatening long-standing forest communities and species conservation (Fisher et al.

Jul 8, 2024 | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Insu Jo |Manaaki Whenua |Peter J. Bellingham |Norman W. H. Mason

1 INTRODUCTION Disturbance, whether natural or anthropogenic, can promote establishment of non-native plants by creating open space with little competition from existing plants or increased resource availability (Davis et al., 2000; Hobbs & Huenneke, 1992).