A 90-year sea warming trend explains outbreak patterns of western spruce budworm on Vancouver Island

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 867-869

  Thomson, Alan J ^a   Benton, Ross ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bud flush; Climate change; Douglas fir; Phenology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BUD FLUSH; DOUGLAS-FIR; SEA TEMPERATURE; SPRUCE BUDWORM; WINTER TEMPERATURES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; MOTH; PEST OUTBREAK; PHENOLOGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WARMING; WINTER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

CHORISTONEURA OCCIDENTALIS; PICEA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 37249079638     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc83867-6     Document Type: Article

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