In the Pursuit of Synchrony: Northward Shifts in Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in a Warming Environment

In the Pursuit of Synchrony: Northward Shifts in Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in a Warming Environment

Outbreaks of western spruce budworm (Choristoneura freemani Freeman) in Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] forests of western Canada have shifted northward in recent decades. Using forest health survey data collected during the previous century (1909 to 2011) to assess the pattern of...

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Main Authors: Amberly R. Tai, Allan L. Carroll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
phenological synchrony
western spruce budworm
Douglas-fir
outbreaks
range expansion
range contraction
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.895579/full

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