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Bark beetles from Dendroctonus genus promote ecological succession and nutrient cycling in coniferous forests. However, they can trigger outbreaks leading to important economic losses in the forest industry.
L. Viridiana Soto-Robles +5 more
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During an exploratory trip to the states of Jalisco and Zacatecas in the Sierra Madre Occidental (SMOC), the bark beetle Dendroctonus rhizophagus Thomas & Bright, 1970 was recorded in two geographic localities of the Villa Guerrero municipality, Jalisco.
Francisco Armendáriz-Toledano
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A Bayesian space-time model for discrete spread processes on a lattice [PDF]
Funding for this work was provided by GEOIDE through the Government of Canada’s Networks for Centres of Excellence program.In this article we present a Bayesian Markov model for investigating environmental spread processes. We formulate a model where the
Long, J.A. +3 more
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Volatile organic compounds emitted from fungal-rotting beech (Fagus sylvatica) [PDF]
Chemo-communication is an important mode of interaction within ecosystem. The living organism in the ecosystem can deliver signals to conspecifics, to co-organisms, and unintentionally to their enemies, by emitting the volatile organic compounds (VOCs ...
Schütz, Stefan +2 more
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After several exploratory surveys to the states of Jalisco and Zacatecas in the Sierra Madre Occidental (SMOC), the bark beetle Dendroctonus rhizophagus Thomas and Bright, 1970 was recorded in 2 geographic localities of Villa Guerrero, Jalisco. These new
Francisco Armendáriz-Toledano +4 more
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Working Paper 30: Impact of Forest Restoration Treatments on Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Tree Resistance to Bark Beetles [PDF]
Insects can have a wide-range of both positive and negative effects on forest ecosystems. Positive impacts include serving as pollinators, creating snags for cavity nesting birds and bats, helping to increase forest heterogeneity, and aiding in ...
Gaylord, M.L.
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In 2015, we recorded the first attack of the great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) on non-native Picea orientalis (L.) and Picea pungens (Engelmann) in Slovakia.
Jozef VAKULA +6 more
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Behavioral and Genetic Diversity during Dispersal: Analysis of a Polymorphic Esterase Locus in Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis [PDF]
Dispersal behavior of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), in response to synthetic aggregating pheromone (frontalin) indicates an exponential decrease in response with distance from the site of emergence.
Coster, Jack E. +2 more
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Genetic Variation in Resistance of Scotch Pine to Zimmerman Pine Moth [PDF]
(excerpt) Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), a forest tree introduced from Eurasia, is commonly planted for Christmas tree and timber use in northeastern United States. In this country it has numerous insect enemies. Among the most important are European
Bright, John N +2 more
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Eastern larch beetle Dendroctonus simplex LeConte has been outbreaking for the past two decades in the Great Lakes region of North America, impacting approximately 400,000 hectares of eastern larch Larix laricina (tamarack) forest in Minnesota, United ...
Rose M. Picklo +3 more
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