Modelling economic impact and strategies to increase resilience against tree disease outbreaks

Led by Dr Adam Kleczkowski, University of Stirling

ak@cs.stir.ac.uk

Forests in the UK are facing increasing pressures from pests and pathogens. An increase in the volume and global scale of trade, coupled with the evolution and adaptation of pests has led to new diseases and pests appearing in the UK at an increasing rate. The issue is not so much whether a new epidemic will emerge in the next years, but when and how it will happen.

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