Ecological consequences of mountain pine beetle outbreaks for wildlife in Western North American forests

Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 539-559

  Saab, Victoria A ^a   Latif, Quresh S ^a   Rowland, Mary M ^b   Johnson, Tracey N ^c   Chalfoun, Anna D ^d   Buskirk, Steven W ^c   Heyward, Joslin E ^c   Dresser, Matthew A ^e  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA Pacific Northwest Research Station   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Dendroctonus; Disturbance; Salvage logging; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; ECOLOGY; MAMMALS;

BARK BEETLE; DENDROCTONUS; DISTURBANCE; SALVAGE LOGGING; WILDLIFE;

FORESTRY;

BIRDS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; INSECTS; MAMMALS; SALVAGE;

EID: 84902342127     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.13-022     Document Type: Review

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