Effects of Douglas-fir beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) infestations on forest overstory and understory conditions in western Wyoming

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 498-506

  McMillin, Joel D ^a   Allen, Kurt K ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Dendroctonus pseudotsugae; Forest dynamics; Insect impact; Scolytidae

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; DENDROCTONUS PSEUDOTSUGAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SCOLYTINAE; TRIXIS;

EID: 0347530271     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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