Perceptions of ecological risk associated with mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) infestations in Banff and Kootenay National Parks of Canada

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 203-212

  McFarlane, Bonita L ^a   Witson, David O T ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological integrity; Forest health; Insects; Knowledge; Park visitors

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE (MPB);

RISK PERCEPTION;

BEETLE; FOREST HEALTH; NATIONAL PARK; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEY;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFESTATION; MALE; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PINE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALBERTA; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; ECOSYSTEM; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEEVILS;

ECOSYSTEMS; INSECTS; PINUS;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; HEXAPODA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 39849092228     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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