Consequences of mountain pine beetle outbreak on forest ecosystem services in western Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 987-999

  Dhar, Amalesh ^a   Parrott, Lael ^a   Heckbert, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA INNOVATES TECHNOLOGY FUTURES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem function; Lodgepole pine; Provisioning services; Regulating services; Salvage logging

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; LODGEPOLE PINE; PROVISIONING SERVICES; REGULATING SERVICES; SALVAGE LOGGING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BEETLE; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PEST OUTBREAK; SELECTIVE LOGGING; VULNERABILITY;

CANADA;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84982806241     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2016-0137     Document Type: Article

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