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    Engagement with nature before and during the Covid-19 restrictions

     This research aimed to explore people’s engagement with trees and woodlands, as well as wider nature, before and during the Covid-19 restrictions of spring to autumn 2020. There was an increase in social media traffic outlining the benefits of engaging with local nature spaces and a greater awareness of how much people can value and rely on nature to support their wellbeing.
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    Identifying Opportunities for Woodland Creation in Central Scotland

     This research aims to assist those responsible for woodland creation in the Central Scotland Green Network area in identifying landowners and locations which offer the ‘best bets’ for new tree planting. In addition, the research seeks to inform on how communication and outreach can be tailored to be more effective.
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    Forland Landscape Restoration

     The ForLand-Restoration project is developing a forest landscape restoration decision support platform. A collaborative research project funded by Climate-KIC to explore landscape restoration opportunities with stakeholders with the aim of reaching consensus on land use decisions.
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    Woodland Diversification

     Nadia Barsoum
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    Molecular detection of Phytophthoras in forest, woodland and urban garden environments

     A project entitled 'molecular detection of Phytophthoras in forest, woodland and urban garden environments' aims to; i) examine Phytophthora diversity in soil at forest, woodland and public garden sites in Scotland, ii) assess the feasibility of using Illumina metabarcoding technology combined with spore trapping for longer-term monitoring of aerial Phytophthora diseases, such as P. ramorum, and iii) to provide evidence to inform biosecurity and remediation policy aimed at limiting the introduction, spread and impact of Phytophthora diseases.
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    Provenance variation of emerging species

     Matt Parratt Gary Kerr Chris Reynolds
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    Assessing the Decay and Integrity of Timber Structures used for Natural Flood Management

     Huw Thomas
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    Forest hydrology – PhD studentships

     Huw Thomas Nadeem Shah Tom Nisbet
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    Climate change impacts

     Examining the effects of climate change on woodland and forestry.
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    The dendroclimatic and dendrochronological background to Acute Oak Decline

     Using tree ring measurements (dendrochronology) and stable isotope analysis, the research aims to examine the stem growth and tree health histories of Acute Oak Decline (AOD)-affected trees, to look for evidence of predisposition to AOD, the impact of AOD on recent growth, and correlation with A. biguttatus attack.
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    Modelling scenarios for woodland expansion in Scotland

     A model was developed to represent the environment of Scotland, including its many different types of land managers and their views about woodland creation. By representing alternative scenarios in the model, the research explored how each set of choices might affect the benefits we get from the environment over the next 100 years and the contribution to woodland cover targets.
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    Improving stiffness in Sitka spruce

     The grading, and therefore the ultimate value of construction timber is governed by the mechanical properties of strength, density and stiffness. The majority of British spruce timber is graded as C16 but has density and strength characteristics which are usually high enough to achieve greater grades. The factor limiting a greater...