Britain’s Ash forests face extinction – but a tree named Betty could save them

Stephen Woodward; Eric Boa

Britain’s Ash forests face extinction – but a tree named Betty could save them

Stephen Woodward, Eric Boa

Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

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Abstract

Ash dieback is back in the news, even though it never really went away. The first confirmed reports were from a few woodlands in East Anglia in late 2012, and urgent surveys soon established a much wider distribution in other parts of England as well as Scotland and Wales. Since then, the disease has spread relentlessly and few areas with ash appear unaffected.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation UK
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2016

Keywords

Biodiversity
Invasive species
Trees
Fungus
Ash dieback
Tree pests

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Britain’s Ash forests face extinction – but a tree named Betty could save them

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