Fire-injured ponderosa pine provide a pulsed resource for bark beetles

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2022-2036

  Davis, Ryan S ^a,c   Hood, Sharon ^b   Bentz, Barbara J ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARK BEETLE; BARK BEETLE ATTACKS; DENDROCTONUS BREVICOMIS; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; DOUGLAS; HOPKINS; MONTANA; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS; PINE BEETLE; PINUS PONDEROSA; PONDEROSA PINES; POST-FIRE; PRESCRIBED FIRES; RESIN FLOWS;

FIRES; RESINS;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST FIRE; INJURY; MONTANE FOREST; MORTALITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESIN; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL; WILDFIRE;

BARK; FOREST FIRES; INSECTS; MORTALITY; PINUS PONDEROSA; PRODUCTION; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

IDAHO; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS BREVICOMIS; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; PINUS MUGO; PINUS PONDEROSA; PINUS PONDEROSA VAR. SCOPULORUM; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 84870862924     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x2012-147     Document Type: Article

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