Landscape‐scale patterns of eastern spruce budworm outbreak risk: Defoliation onset vs. tree mortality

Landscape‐scale patterns of eastern spruce budworm outbreak risk: Defoliation onset vs. tree mortality

Abstract The stand‐level risk of both defoliation and mortality due to the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana, Clem., SBW) is mainly linked to the quality of the resource such that stands dominated by the primary host species, balsam fir (Abies balsamea [L.] Mill.), are considered the most vul...

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Main Authors: Pierce McNie, Daniel Kneeshaw, Élise Filotas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-11-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
defoliation
fragmentation
insect outbreak
risk
scale
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4684

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