Browsing Genetics by UP Author "Paap, Trudy"

Browsing Genetics by UP Author "Paap, Trudy"

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  • Anthropogenic disturbance impacts mycorrhizal communities and abiotic soil properties : implications for an endemic forest disease 
    Sapsford, Sarah J.; Paap, Trudy; Hardy, Giles E. St. J.; Burgess, Treena I. (MDPI, 2021-01-29)
    In forest ecosystems, habitat fragmentation negatively impacts stand structure and biodiversity; the resulting fragmented patches of forest have distinct, disturbed edge habitats that experience different environmental ...
  • Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity 
    Wondafrash, Mesfin; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wilson, John R.U.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Slippers, Bernard; Paap, Trudy (Springer, 2021-06)
    Biodiversity and economic losses resulting from invasive plant pests and pathogens are increasing globally. For these impacts and threats to be managed effectively, appropriate methods of surveillance, detection and ...
  • Harmonising the fields of invasion science and forest pathology 
    Paap, Trudy; Wingfield, Michael J.; Burgess, Treena I.; Hulbert, J.M. (Joey); Santini, Alberto (Pensoft Publishers, 2020-10-15)
    Invasive alien species are widely recognised as significant drivers of global environmental change, with far reaching ecological and socio-economic impacts. The trend of continuous increases in first records, with no ...
  • Lessons from a major pest invasion : the polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa 
    Paap, Trudy; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Roets, Francois (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-11-26)
    The arrival and establishment of invasive forest pests can cause devastating environmental damage and great economic impact. For example, the cost over the past decade of dealing with the arrival of a single invasive beetle ...
  • The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle : current status of a perfect invader in South Africa 
    Van Rooyen, Elmar; Paap, Trudy; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Townsend, Garyn; Fell, Shawn; Nel, Wilma Janine; Morgan, Seamus; Hill, Martin; Gonzalez, Allan; Roets, Francois (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2021-11)
    The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) beetle is a recent invader in South Africa. Together with its fungal symbiont, Fusarium euwallaceae, it can rapidly kill highly susceptible host plants. Its impact is most profound ...