Parasitic infections are ubiquitous in wildlife, livestock and human populations, and healthy
ecosystems are often parasite rich. Yet, their negative impacts can be extreme …

The ascomycete H ymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus (anamorph C halara fraxinea) causes a
lethal disease known as ash dieback on F raxinus excelsior and F raxinus angustifolia in E …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases are occurring with increasing frequency and
consequences, including wildlife diseases and zoonoses. Those have potentially long …

Ash trees (genus Fraxinus, family Oleaceae) are widespread throughout the Northern
Hemisphere, but are being devastated in Europe by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus …

Classical biological control (CBC) is the introduction of a natural enemy of exotic origin to
control a pest, usually also exotic, aiming at permanent control of the pest. CBC has been …

Over the last two decades, ash dieback has become a major problem in E urope, where the
causative fungus has invaded the continent rapidly. The disease is caused by the invasive …

Livability is never an exclusively human issue; like all other life forms, we can only live
successfully by living together with others. The set of environmental problems evoked by the …

Societal Impact Statement Damage to ash trees by ash dieback caused by the emerging
fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus is impacting people across Europe. This poses …

Hitherto fungi have rarely been considered in conservation biology, but this is changing as
the field moves from addressing single species issues to an integrative ecosystem‐based …