Claim · model-written summary
Mean summer temperature was the most influential variable shaping pine mistletoe distribution, contributing 48.1%.
- Taxon
- Viscum album subsp. austriacum
Viscum album subsp. austriacume0 - Treatment
- mean summer temperaturee1
- Interactor
- Scots pine
Pinus sylvestrise0host - Outcome
- mistletoe distributione1
- Value
- 48.1%e1
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Pine mistletoe (Viscum album subsp. austriacum) is increasingly recognized as a significant threat to Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)”
e1“The results indicated that mean summer temperature (48.1% of contribution), species richness in the upper forest layer (18.6%), and potential evapotranspiration (8.4%) were the most influential variables shaping mistletoe distribution”
Title
Łukasz Walas; Szymon Chmur; Marian J Giertych; et al. Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research 2026. doi:10.1093/forestry/cpag034
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Association Species richness in the upper forest layer was among the most influential variables shaping pine mistletoe distribution, contributing 18.6%.
- Association Potential evapotranspiration was among the most influential variables shaping pine mistletoe distribution, contributing 8.4%.
- Method / resource The MaxEnt model for pine mistletoe distribution had an area under the curve of 0.811.
- Method / resource The MaxEnt model for pine mistletoe distribution had a true skill statistic of 0.62.
- Association Pine mistletoe presence showed a pronounced spatial correlation with major river valleys.
- Mechanism Riparian zones may act as key dispersal corridors for pine mistletoe, with frugivorous birds responsible for seed transport.
- Association Climatic conditions remain a dominant factor in pine mistletoe spread.
- Association Nonclimatic elements such as stand composition and habitat characteristics play a significant role in pine mistletoe spread.