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Hall, C., Marzano, M., Karlsdottir, B., Clarke, T., Dyke, A. J., Morris, J., Brown, N., Alonso Chavez, V., Milne, A. E. and O’Brien, L. 2025. Ash trees in Great Britain: How might land-managers respond to a new threat? Trees, Forests and People. (28 June), p. 100915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100915
Authors | Hall, C., Marzano, M., Karlsdottir, B., Clarke, T., Dyke, A. J., Morris, J., Brown, N., Alonso Chavez, V., Milne, A. E. and O’Brien, L. |
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Abstract | Ash trees across Great Britain are under increasing threat from pests and diseases as ash dieback (ADB) continues to spread and intensify in impact. Meanwhile, concerns grow throughout Europe about the westward spread of emerald ash borer (EAB). Should EAB be discovered in Great Britain, decisions taken by managers of ash trees will be crucial to their survival, given the threat they already face from ADB. This study has investigated the likely responses of land-managers to EAB, their willingness to implement surveillance for EAB, their knowledge of EAB, and the importance of ash trees to them. An online questionnaire was conducted in 2021 with diverse land-managers across Great Britain. Analysis of 368 completed questionnaires revealed some of the potential influences on decisions that land-managers might make concerning surveillance and management for EAB. These include: the personal importance of ash trees to land-managers, their perceptions of EAB risk, previous experience with ADB, self-reported knowledge of EAB, and management aims for the trees. Overall, the results demonstrate a range of likely responses to EAB. Understanding likely responses will help policymakers better plan for the potential arrival of EAB by highlighting where and how interventions and support might be most effective. Findings have practical value for land-managers and decision16 makers, policy relevance for governance, and also add to the evidence about land-manager decision17 making when faced with dual environmental threats |
Keywords | Ash trees; Emerald ash borer; Ash dieback; Decision making; Trees pests; Tree diseases |
Year of Publication | 2025 |
Journal | Trees, Forests and People |
Journal citation | (28 June), p. 100915 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100915 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Funder | Natural Environment Research Council |
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | |
Funder project or code | SMARTIES: Surveillance and Management of multiple Risks to Treescapes: Integrating Epidemiology and Stakeholder behaviour |
Publisher's version | |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 Jun 2025 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 21 Jun 2025 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 2666-7193 |
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