Modelling topoclimatic patterns of egg mortality of Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) with a Geographical Information System: Predictions for current climate and warmer climate scenarios

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 311-322

  Virtanen, Tarmo ^a,b   Neuvonen, Seppo ^a   Nikula, Ari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate warming; Cold tolerance; GIS; Insect outbreaks; Mountain birch

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EGG; FOREST PEST; GIS; MORTALITY;

FINLAND;

EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0031903754     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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