Publications
Discover FABI's research outputs and scholarly contributions
2017
Multiple introductions of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in northeastern North America based on microsatellite genotypes, and implications for biological control
Bittner TD, Hajek AE, Haavik LJ, Allison JD et al.
Biological Invasions
2017
Suitability of eastern pines for oviposition and survival of Sirex noctilio
Haavik LJ, Dodds KJ, Allison JD
PLoS ONE
Apr 2017
Invasive everywhere? Phylogeographic analysis of the globally distributed tree pathogen Lasiodiplodia theobromae
Mehl JWM, Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Slippers B
Forests
Fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae are important plant pathogens that persist endophytically in infected plant hosts. Lasiodiplodia...
Aug 2017
Diversity, phylogeny and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae on non-native Eucalyptus grown in an urban environment: A case study
Pavlic-Zupanc D, Maleme HM, Piškur B, Wingfield BD et al.
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
The Botryosphaeriaceae are opportunistic pathogens mostly of woody plants, including Eucalyptus. These fungi can cause cankers...
Mar 2017
Geosmithia associated with bark beetles and woodborers in the western USA: Taxonomic diversity and vector specificity
Kolařík M, Hulcr J, Tisserat N, De Beer ZW et al.
Mycologia
AbstractFungi in the genus Geosmithia (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are frequent associates of bark beetles and woodborers that...
Dec 2016
Pathogens on the Move: A 100-Year Global Experiment with Planted Eucalypts
Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ
BioScience
Co-evolved plant pathogens play an important role in shaping natural ecosystems. However, plants used in agriculture and forestry...
Mar 2017
The balance of trade in alien species between South Africa and the rest of Africa
Faulkner KT, Hurley BP, Robertson MP, Rouget M et al.
Bothalia
Background: Alien organisms are not only introduced from one biogeographical region to another but also spread within regions. As...
Jan 2017
The Genera of Fungi—G3: Aleurocystis, Blastacervulus, Clypeophysalospora, Licrostroma, Neohendersonia and Spumatoria
Giraldo A, Crous PW, Schumacher RK, Cheewangkoon R et al.
Mycological Progress
The current paper represents the third contribution in the Genera of Fungi series, linking the type species of fungal genera to...
Apr 2017
Families, genera, and species of Botryosphaeriales
Yang T, Groenewald JZ, Cheewangkoon R, Jami F et al.
Fungal Biology
Members of Botryosphaeriales are ecologically diverse, but most commonly associated with leaf spots, fruit and root rots,...