Drought-induced positive feedback in xylophagous insects: Easier invasion of Scots pine leading to greater investment in immunity of emerging individuals

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 270, Issue , 2012, Pages 147-152

  Krams, Indrikis ^a,b,c   Daukšte, Janina ^b   Kivleniece, Inese ^b   Brumelis, Guntis ^d   Cibuļskis, Raimonds ^b   aboliņš abols, Mikus ^e   Rantala, Markus J ^c   Mierauskas, Pranas ^f   Krama, Tatjana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Drought stress; Infestation rates; Insect immunity; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

BARK BEETLE; DROUGHT STRESS; INFESTATION RATES; INSECT IMMUNITY; SCOTS PINE;

DROUGHT; LAKES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTRY;

BARK; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DROUGHT STRESS; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; IMMUNITY; INFECTIVITY; MICROCLIMATE; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; PEST SPECIES;

BARK; DROUGHT; INFESTATION; INSECTS; LAKES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

LATVIA;

COLEOPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SCOLYTINAE; TOMICUS PINIPERDA;

EID: 84857010021     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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