Ethanol accumulation during severe drought may signal tree vulnerability to detection and attack by bark beetles

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 554-561

  Kelsey, Rick G ^a   Gallego, D ^b,c   Sanchez Garcia F J ^b   Pajares, J A ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c Vista Ircovisión Oftalmólogos   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Host selection; Pinus halepensis; Tomicus destruens; Water stress

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ETHANOL; HISTOLOGY; MONOTERPENES; TISSUE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCE; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; HOST SELECTION; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PINUS HALEPENSIS MILLS; TISSUE WATER CONTENT; TOMICUS DESTRUENS; WATER STRESS;

FORESTRY;

DROUGHT; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; MONOTERPENES; PINUS HALEPENSIS; TISSUE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84901314660     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0428     Document Type: Article

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