Balancing ecological complexity in predictive models: A reassessment of risk models in the mountain pine beetle system

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 248-257

  Nelson, William A ^a,b   Potapov, Alex ^b   Lewis, Mark A ^b   Hundsdörfer, Anina E ^b   He, Fangliang ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absolute risk; Hazards; Host pathogen models; Model complexity; Pattern oriented modelling; Ranked risk; Risk management; Strategic models; Tactical models

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPLEXITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXTINCTION RISK; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 38349132236     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01374.x     Document Type: Article

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