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T2 | Identifying Microbial Threats
Fungal pathogens as ecosystem drivers: the impact of fungi on forest communities over decades to centuries
This project investigates how fungal pathogens have shaped forest ecosystems throughout the history of Aotearoa. It aims to improve understanding of historic pathogen communities, including long term cycles of forest dieback and pathogen outbreaks, and help inform future restoration and pathogen management efforts.
In progress
T2 | Identifying Microbial Threats
How microbial diversity influences the success of land restoration
Investigating whether plant pathogens hitchhiking on nursery-raised kānuka plants, how long they persist after planting, and their effects on ecosystem health and forest restoration success.
