Economic impacts of forest pests: A case study of spruce budworm outbreaks and control in New Brunswick, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 490-505

  Chang, Wei Yew ^a   Lantz, Van A ^a   Hennigar, Chris R ^a   Maclean, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SPRAYING; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; CONTROL PROGRAM; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FOREST AREA; FOREST LAND; FOREST MANAGERS; FOREST PEST; FOREST PEST MANAGEMENT; HARVEST SCHEDULING; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PEST MANAGEMENT; RE-PLANNING; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SPRUCE BUDWORM; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CIVIL AVIATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HARVESTING; SCHEDULING;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; SCHEDULING;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; PICEA;

EID: 84857533630     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X11-190     Document Type: Article

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