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Chemical Traits that Predict Susceptibility of Pinus radiata to Marsupial Bark Stripping.
Journal of chemical ecology - 1 Jan 2022
Nantongo Judith S, Potts Brad M, Davies Noel W, Aurik Don, Elms Stephen, Fitzgerald Hugh, O'Reilly-Wapstra Julianne M
Abstract excerpt
Bark stripping by mammals is a major problem in managed conifer forests worldwide. In Australia, bark stripping in the exotic plantations of Pinus radiata is mainly caused by native marsupials and results in reduced survival, growth, and in extreme cases death of trees. Herbivory is influenced by a balance between primary metabolites that are sources of nutrition and secondary metabolites that act as defences....
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