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Imminent Extinction of Australian Myrtaceae by Fungal Disease
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Imminent Extinction of Australian Myrtaceae by Fungal Disease

Roderick J. Fensham, Angus J. Carnegie, Boris Laffineur, Robert O. Makinson, Geoff S. Pegg and Jarrah Wills
Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam), Vol.35(7), pp.554-557
07/2020
PMID: 32340836

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Abstract

extinction Myrtaceae myrtle rust plant disease
Myrtle rust is a fungal disease that has spread rapidly across the globe, arriving in Australia in 2010. The tree species Rhodomyrtus psidioides is nearly extinct in the wild as a result of the disease, leading to potential disruption of ecosystem function. Many other Myrtaceae may also be threatened and unprecedented impacts of the disease are predicted.

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