Outbreaks of Douglas-Fir Beetle Follow Western Spruce Budworm Defoliation in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA

Outbreaks of Douglas-Fir Beetle Follow Western Spruce Budworm Defoliation in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA

Changes in climate are altering disturbance regimes in forests of western North America, leading to increases in the potential for disturbance events to overlap in time and space. Though interactions between abiotic and biotic disturbance (e.g., the effect of bark beetle outbreak on subsequent wildf...

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Main Authors: Hailey M. Cole, Robert A. Andrus, Cori Butkiewicz, Kyle C. Rodman, Olivia Santiago, Niko J. Tutland, Angela Waupochick, Sarah J. Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
disturbance interactions
biotic disturbances
<i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>
<i>Dendroctonus pseudotsugae</i>
<i>Choristoneura freemani</i>
bark beetles
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/3/371

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