Radial Growth and Wood Density Reflect the Impacts and Susceptibility to Defoliation by Gypsy Moth and Climate in Radiata Pine

Radial Growth and Wood Density Reflect the Impacts and Susceptibility to Defoliation by Gypsy Moth and Climate in Radiata Pine

Drought stress causes a reduction in tree growth and forest productivity, which could be aggravated by climate warming and defoliation due to moth outbreaks. We investigate how European gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar L., Lepidoptera: Erebidae) outbreak and related climate conditions affected gr...

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Main Authors: Jesús Julio Camarero, Flor Álvarez-Taboada, Andrea Hevia, Fernando Castedo-Dorado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Castanea sativa
dendroecology
extreme climate event
defoliation
intra-annual density fluctuation
Lymantria dispar dispar
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01582/full

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