Spruce beetles and forest ecosystems in south-central Alaska: A review of 30 years of research

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 227, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 195-206

  Werner, Richard A ^a   Holsten, Edward H ^b   Matsuoka, Steven M ^c   Burnside, Roger E ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d Alaska Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Control; Dendroctonus rufipennis; Natural disturbance; Semiochemicals; Silviculture; Spruce beetle; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DENDROCTONUS RUFIPENNIS; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; SEMIOCHEMICALS; SPRUCE BEETLE;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MORTALITY;

CLIMATES; ECOSYSTEMS; PICEA; PLANNING;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS RUFIPENNIS; INSECTA; PICEA;

EID: 33646176626     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.02.050     Document Type: Article

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