Landscape genetics seeks to determine the effect of landscape features on gene flow and
genetic structure. Often, such analyses are intended to inform conservation and …

Invasions of alien plants are typically studied as invasions of individual species, yet
interactions between plants and symbiotic fungi (mutualists and potential pathogens) affect …

The world's forests face unprecedented threats from invasive insects and pathogens that can
cause large irreversible damage to the ecosystems. This threatens the world's capacity to …

Various hypotheses have been proposed regarding the origin of the plant pathogen
Phytophthora cinnamomi. P. cinnamomi is a devastating, highly invasive soilborne pathogen …

Biological invasions, resulting from deliberate and unintentional species transfers of insects,
fungal and oomycete organisms, are a major consequence of globalization and pose a …

Landscape genetics has provided many insights into how heterogeneous landscape
features drive processes influencing spatial genetic variation in free‐living organisms. This …

Tree mortality rates have been increasing globally with mountainous regions experiencing
higher temperatures and impacts from the expansion and intensification of pests and …

Recent population declines to the high elevation western North America foundation species
whitebark pine, have been driven by the synergistic effects of the invasive blister rust …

Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) is one of the most important conifer species across
eastern North America. However, emerging health issues of eastern white pine have …

Abstract Purpose of Review The continued, rapid development of novel molecular genetic
tools is contributing to a better understanding of forest-associated fungi and their interactive …