Radar observation and aerial capture of mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopk. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in flight above the forest canopy

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2313-2327

  Jackson, Peter L ^a   Straussfogel, Dennis ^a   Lindgren, B Staffan ^a   Mitchell, Selina ^a   Murphy, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LANDFORMS; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; RADIO; SOFTWOODS; TRACKING RADAR; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CLEAR-AIR RADAR; COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; DIRECT OBSERVATION; FOREST CANOPIES; LIGHT AIRCRAFT; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLES; WEATHER RADARS;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; EMERGENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST CANOPY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION OUTBREAK; RADAR IMAGERY; SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; RADAR; RADIO; SOFTWOODS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; PINUS MUGO; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 49249118812     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-066     Document Type: Article

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