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Forest Research is developing a framework to assess the performance of UK tree species against a comprehensive set of evaluation criteria. The framework will be used with key industry stakeholders to select the most promising species for promotion, to diversify species composition and increase the resilience of our forests and...
Project addressing knowledge gaps in the drought response of a variety of UK tree species, to inform future decision-making.
Project exploring alternatives to conventional plastic tree shelters: their practicality, durability and efficacy.
A multi-partner Europe wide transdisciplinary project to understand the large-scale diversity and distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi across Europe, taking into account long-term monitoring of environment, climate, soil and geographical variables.
An analysis of species diversity of the Public Forest Estate in Britain to help inform the future direction of research on species and provenance.
This project aims to quantify the historic impact and legacy of extreme climatic events on UK forests using tree-ring chronologies, climate and soil data. It focuses on species of major importance to UK forestry in order to provide the information basis for building adaptive capacity into future forest planning and...
Resilient forests are important if our trees are to cope better with changing environmental conditions and threats from pests and diseases. This page provides information on the publications produced as part of Forest Research's 'Delivering Resilient Forests' programme of research.
The soil conditions experienced by a growing tree are reproduced under controlled conditions. Fluid distributions with the tree are visualised using magnetic resonance imaging in order to identify stresses and determine if these are linked to drought cracking and shake.
Ecoplugs containing glyphosate can be an effective means of killing standing trees, and preventing regrowth from cut rhododendron stumps.
This study estimates using a natural capital accounting approach the value of five ecosystem goods and services provided by woodlands in Wales: standing timber, timber extraction, carbon sequestration, recreation and air quality improvement.
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