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Bark beetle invasion was found to slow tree growth early

Figure 14 of the metrics obtained from despore data to analyze tree responses to barkkk invasion. Credits: Trees, Forests, People (2025). doi: 10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100777 A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland, published in Trees, Forests and People, bark has already begun to dry out before visible signs appear. A team of researchers led by Dr. Samuli Juntila, an associate…