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Phratora vulgatissima is the most serious pest of willow grown as short-rotation coppice in Britain. The effects of genetically diverse plantations of...
Read moreBrowsing by large mammals may strongly constrain the growth and reproduction of woody plants, and may alter the food quality and resource availability...
Read morePlanting of willow genotype mixtures for biomass production has been suggested as a non-chemical strategy for pest management. Basic information on sp...
Read moreWe examined how the removal of above-ground biomass (mechanical brushing) at different times of the year affected the nutritional value of regeneratin...
Read moreResults are presented from trials with Betula pendula, B. pubescens, Salix caprea and S. cinerea at 6 sites throughout Britain; the selected clones we...
Read morePredicting geographical areas susceptible to weed invasion is a primary target for land managers. Willows (Salix spp.) invading riparian environments ...
Read moreStands of Salix viminalis growing near Edinburgh, UK, were studied in 1984 (1st yr growth from 2-yr coppice stumps) and 1985 (1st yr growth from cutti...
Read moreAccurate methods for estimating the intensity of browsing by herbivores are fundamental to understanding the ecology of shrub communities. Quantifying...
Read moreIncrement cores were obtained at b.h. from the stems of 300 trees on the margin of the Lake Vyrnwy reservoir, Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1969, and the...
Read moreA key problem facing invasive species management is how best to allocate surveillance and control effort. Models of the establishment and spread of in...
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