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Box Mistletoe ( Amyema miquelii ) parasitism is not detrimental to the health of Grey Box ( Eucalyptus microcarpa ) trees at a regional scale

Box Mistletoe ( Amyema miquelii ) parasitism is not detrimental to the health of Grey Box (... Other Communities 4.23 Box Mistletoe ( Amyema miquelii ) parasitism is not detrimental to the health of Grey Box ( Eucalyptus microcarpa ) trees at a regional scale. Lindy M. MacRaild, James Q. Radford and Andrew F. Bennett, Landscape Ecology Research Group (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic. 3125, Australia; Tel: +61 2 9251 7609; Emails: macraildl@yahoo.com.au ; jradford@bushheritage.org.au ; andrew.bennett@deakin.edu.au ). Present address of James Q. Radford, Bush Heritage Australia, PO Box 329, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic. 8009, Australia. Key words: eucalypt health , mistletoe parasitism , Victoria . Introduction Mistletoes are hemiparasites that occur worldwide in many types of forest, woodland and shrubland ecosystems ( Watson 2001 ). Some species are regarded as pests due to their detrimental effects on host species ( Hawksworth 1983 ; Reid & Yan 2000 ). Heavy infestations can affect the growth, productivity and form of host trees, and may cause host death ( Reid 1994 ; Shaw 2004, 2008 ). In south‐eastern Australia, mistletoes often are visibly obvious in trees along roadsides, in paddocks and on the margins of open forests; and concerns have been expressed about their potentially detrimental effects on host http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ecological Management & Restoration Wiley

Box Mistletoe ( Amyema miquelii ) parasitism is not detrimental to the health of Grey Box ( Eucalyptus microcarpa ) trees at a regional scale

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© 2009 Ecological Society of Australia
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1442-7001
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10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00476.x
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Other Communities 4.23 Box Mistletoe ( Amyema miquelii ) parasitism is not detrimental to the health of Grey Box ( Eucalyptus microcarpa ) trees at a regional scale. Lindy M. MacRaild, James Q. Radford and Andrew F. Bennett, Landscape Ecology Research Group (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Vic. 3125, Australia; Tel: +61 2 9251 7609; Emails: macraildl@yahoo.com.au ; jradford@bushheritage.org.au ; andrew.bennett@deakin.edu.au ). Present address of James Q. Radford, Bush Heritage Australia, PO Box 329, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic. 8009, Australia. Key words: eucalypt health , mistletoe parasitism , Victoria . Introduction Mistletoes are hemiparasites that occur worldwide in many types of forest, woodland and shrubland ecosystems ( Watson 2001 ). Some species are regarded as pests due to their detrimental effects on host species ( Hawksworth 1983 ; Reid & Yan 2000 ). Heavy infestations can affect the growth, productivity and form of host trees, and may cause host death ( Reid 1994 ; Shaw 2004, 2008 ). In south‐eastern Australia, mistletoes often are visibly obvious in trees along roadsides, in paddocks and on the margins of open forests; and concerns have been expressed about their potentially detrimental effects on host

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Published: Aug 1, 2009

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