Jomar Barbosa using a GPS unit to draw borders around a mistletoe-infected tree at Jasper Ridge.
Jomar Barbosa using a GPS unit to draw borders around a mistletoe-infected tree at Jasper Ridge.

Incidence and dynamics of mistletoe infestation on the oaks of Jasper Ridge

The project examines spatial variation in the degree of mistletoe infestation at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. We are establishing a baseline for monitoring the progress of mistletoe infestation and its impacts on individual oak trees.

Collaborator: Jomar Barbosa (CAO laboratory at the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Hilo, Hawaii. USA)

Funding: Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

Mistletoe-infected tree at Jasper Ridge.
Mistletoe-infected tree at Jasper Ridge.
Jomar Barbosa using a GPS unit to draw borders around a mistletoe-infected tree at Jasper Ridge.
Jomar Barbosa using a GPS unit to draw borders around a mistletoe-infected tree at Jasper Ridge.
Mistletoe-infected tree at Jasper Ridge.
Mistletoe-infected tree at Jasper Ridge.