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Managing the pathogens threatening St Helena’s biodiversity and food security
June 12, 2025
Phil Taylor, Rob Reeder
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Conclusions from four-year research looking into the dieback of critically endangered trees The remote island of St Helena is a small speck in the vast South Atlantic Ocean, renowned for its rich history and isolation. It is the United Kingdom’s second-oldest overseas territory, after Bermuda.
Project to investigate the microbial diseases of St Helena’s crop plants takes root
March 14, 2022
Phil Taylor, Rob Reeder
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St Helena is famous for its unique habitats from the lush endemic cloud forests on the peaks to the dry and rocky coastal fringes. Many of the islands plants and invertebrates are found nowhere else on earth and their populations and diversity have been studied extensively since scientists arrived in the 1800s. However, despite this…
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