Forest structure altered by mountain pine beetle outbreaks affects subsequent attack in a Wyoming Lodgepole pine forest, USA

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2403-2412

  Kashian, Daniel M ^a   Jackson, Rebecca M ^a   Lyons, Heather D ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDFORMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; LODGEPOLE PINE FORESTS; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; OUTBREAK FREQUENCY; PINUS CONTORTA VAR. LATIFOLIA; STAND-REPLACING FIRES; TETON NATIONAL PARK;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIAMETER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIC; MORTALITY; PEST DAMAGE; POPULATION OUTBREAK; PRIORITIZATION; STAND STRUCTURE; VIGOR;

CATALYSTS; CLIMATES; FORESTRY; INSECTS; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO; TREES;

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 81755187404     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X11-142     Document Type: Article

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