Decoupling tree-ring signatures of climate variation, fire, and insect outbreaks in central Oregon

Tree-Ring Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 37-50

  Pohl, Kelly A ^a,c   Hadley, Keith S ^a   Arabas, Karen B ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Gallatin Valley Land Trust   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Disturbance; Disturbance interactions; Insect; Newberry national volcanic monument; Pandora moth

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES CONCOLOR; ABIES GRANDIS; COLORADIA PANDORA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 33846519998     PISSN: 15361098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3959/1536-1098-62.2.37     Document Type: Article

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