The Forest Tent Caterpillar in Minnesota: Detectability, Impact, and Cycling Dynamics

If periodically outbreaking forest insects are a generic source of forest decline, then why do outbreaks recur more periodically than decline episodes? Do standard field survey data and proxy data systematically underestimate the complexity in herbivore population dynamics? We examine three sources...

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Main Authors: Barry J. Cooke, Brian R. Sturtevant, Louis-Etienne Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/4/601