The southern pine beetle prevention initiative: Working for healthier forests

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 261-267

  Nowak, John ^a   Asaro, Christopher ^b   Klepzig, Kier ^c   Billings, Ronald ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Virginia Department of Forestry   (United States)

^c Southern Research Station   (United States)

^d Texas Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Cost share incentives; Forest management

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING;

BARK BEETLES; COST-SHARE INCENTIVES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNERSHIP; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; THINNING;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HEALTH; INSECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCATTERING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 50549094111     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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