“Rädda Asken”: A scientific perspective on Sweden’s efforts to conserve Ash Fraxinus excelsior since 2013
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Authors
- Mateusz Liziniewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8949-9511)
- Michelle Cleary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0318-5974)
Institutions
- Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (SE)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AMBIO
- Published
- 2026-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02467-y
- Primary Topic
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Marie-Claire Cronstedts Stiftelse
- Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning
- Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
- Skogforsk
- Kungl. Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien
- Sveaskog
- SNS Nordic Forest Research
- Stiftelsen Skogssällskapet