Evaluation of risk assessment of mountain pine beetle infestations

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-13

  Dymond, Caren C ^a   Wulder, Michael A ^a   Shore, Terry L ^a   Nelson, Trisalyn ^b   Boots, Barry ^b   Riel, Bill G ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision support; Dendroctonus ponderosae; Epidemic; Forest damage; Global positioning systems; Mountain pine beetle; Risk rating; Survey

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; LANDFORMS; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWOODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS;

BEETLE INFESTATION; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; EPIDEMIC; FOREST DAMAGE; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; RISK RATING SYSTEM;

FORESTRY;

DECISION THEORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INFESTATION; INSECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PINUS MUGO; PINUS PONDEROSA; PLANNING; SURVEYS;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 31744447882     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/21.1.5     Document Type: Article

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