Dendrochronological reconstruction of forest tent caterpillar outbreaks in time and space, western Manitoba, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1643-1657

  Sutton, Alanna ^a   Tardif, Jacques C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DATA ACQUISITION; INSECT CONTROL;

CATERPILLAR; DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION;

FORESTRY;

CATERPILLAR; DECIDUOUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; PEST OUTBREAK; RECONSTRUCTION; TREE RING; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CANADA; FORESTRY; INSECT CONTROL;

CANADA; DUCK MOUNTAIN PROVINCIAL PARK; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 36549087168     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-021     Document Type: Article

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