Do tree and stand-level attributes determine susceptibility of spruce-fir forests to spruce beetle outbreaks in the early 21st century?

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 318, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-53

  Hart, Sarah J ^a   Veblen, Thomas T ^a   Kulakowski, Dominik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark beetle; Dendroctonus rufipennis; Disturbance interactions; Fire; Picea engelmannii

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893558735     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.12.035     Document Type: Article

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