Periodicity of two-year cycle spruce budworm outbreaks in Central British Columbia: A dendro-ecological analysis

Forest Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 722-731

  Zhang, Q B ^a   Alfaro, R I ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest growth; Herbivory; Insect disturbance; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; TIME MEASUREMENT;

DEFOLIATION DAMAGE;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; CHORISTONEURA; CHORISTONEURA BIENNIS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 0036847166     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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